The American secret services, better known to protect the American presidents, have become a force majeure in the fight against crime of cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
Through its global investigation center (Gioc)The agency has entered nearly $ 400 million in digital assets in the past decade. Much of this is in a single cold wallet that is now among the most precious in the world.
Digital fraud resulting in the majority of crimes on the Internet in the United States, losses related to cryptographic scams reached $ 9.3 billion in 2024, according to FBI data. Investment fraud, false platforms and extortion systems disproportionately affect older victims, who lost nearly 2.8 billion dollars last year. The Gioc uses open source tools, assignments and an analysis of blockchain to trace stolen funds.
Led by lawyer Kali Smith, unity forms the police in the world, targeting the jurisdictions vulnerable to lax surveillance. A recent workshop in Bermuda highlighted the risks facing the cryptographic user -friendly regions. Industry partners such as Coinbase and Tether contributed to large -scale recovery, including $ 225 million in USD linked to romantic investment scams.
“This training is part of our mission,” said Patrick Franey, head of the New York field office. “We have been following the money for 160 years.”
CORRECT (July 7, 08:43 UTC):: Correct that the Bloomberg report was published on Saturday, not Monday.
