A STRATEGY to crackdown on cryptocurrency criminals was announced by the US Deputy Attorney General at a Financial Services Roundtable question-and-answer session yesterday, it has been revealed.
Rod Rosenstein spoke at the Financial Services Roundtable's spring conference this week before being asked about his views on cryptocurrency and cybercrime.
Amid his remarks, he referred to the new cybercrime task force which was unveiled by the Department of Justice last week.
He said: "A lot of these schemes involve bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which do not flow through the traditional financial system.
“So what we’re working on now with our cybercrimes task force within the department is an effort to develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with that.”
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