Die Londoner Polizei stellt eine 40-köpfige Einheit zur Bekämpfung von Krypto-Kriminellen zusammen
- Die Londoner Polizei hat ein 40-köpfiges Team zusammengestellt, um die illegale Verwendung von Kryptowährungen zu bekämpfen.
- Das Team wurde im Mai gegründet und hat seitdem auf 74 nachrichtendienstliche Hinweise reagiert, was zu 19 aktiven Fällen führte.
- The fall in the price of crypto coins hasn’t affected their usage for illicit purposes, an officer said.
- “The evidence suggests an endemic role of cryptocurrency in organized crime,” another officer said.
The London Police is set to crackdown on crimes implemented using cryptocurrencies and has introduced a 40-member team for the purpose, according to a report. The territorial police force believes that digital assets play an “endemic role” in organized crime, and therefore, the need to combat the growing illicit activity in the crypto space is a must.
Laut einer Financial Times BerichtDie Londoner Polizei hat ein 40-köpfiges Team zusammengestellt, um gegen Kriminelle vorzugehen, die Kryptowährungen nutzen, um ihre Ziele voranzutreiben. Die London Metropolitan Police, die größte Polizei im Vereinigten Königreich (UK), hat im Laufe der Jahre ihre Bemühungen zur Bekämpfung der Kriminalität im Bereich digitaler Vermögenswerte verstärkt.
Detective Inspector Geoff Donoghue of the London Police’s crypto investigation team noted that “crypto was once considered a niche within criminal enterprises, but there has been growing evidence that is no longer the case,” while adding:
“Cryptocurrencies give a new dimension to the settlement of value transfer . . . everywhere that we have looked, we have found [crypto]. The evidence is suggesting an endemic role of cryptocurrency in organized crime.”
Interestingly, the crypto team was created in May and, since then, has responded to 74 intelligence referrals, which has now resulted in 19 active criminal cases. Donoghue noted that there has been significant evidence of crypto being used in fields involving “drugs, guns, girls, and workers.”
The London Police’s focus on digital assets comes at a time when the broader crypto industry is facing increased scrutiny from regulators around the globe. Recently,the United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) revealed a new Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that führte strenge Anweisungen für Krypto-Mixer ein to follow. The rulemaking requires firms engaging in crypto activities to report any transaction that might’ve been involved with mixers.
Interessanterweise stellte Mat Stanley, ein Cyber-Detektiv bei der Londoner Polizei, fest, dass der Preisverfall bei digitalen Vermögenswerten und der Bärenmarkt keinen Einfluss auf die illegale Nutzung von Kryptowährungen hatten, die immer noch zunimmt.
“We’ve sat through a couple of crashes now . . . but if you’re buying £100 of drugs, you don’t care if that costs one bitcoin or 0.1 bitcoin,” Stanley said.