
Polícia de Londres traz uma unidade de 40 membros para combater criminosos criptográficos
- A Polícia de Londres trouxe uma equipe de 40 membros para combater o uso ilícito de criptomoedas.
- A equipe foi criada em maio e desde então respondeu a 74 encaminhamentos de inteligência, resultando em 19 casos ativos.
- 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.
De acordo com o Financial Times relatório, a Polícia de Londres criou uma equipa de 40 membros para combater os criminosos que utilizam criptomoedas para promover a sua agenda. A Polícia Metropolitana de Londres, que é a maior força policial do Reino Unido (Reino Unido), intensificou os seus esforços para combater o crime no espaço dos ativos digitais ao longo dos anos.
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 introduziu instruções estritas para misturadores de criptografia to follow. The rulemaking requires firms engaging in crypto activities to report any transaction that might’ve been involved with mixers.
Curiosamente, Mat Stanley, um detetive cibernético da Polícia de Londres, observou que a queda no preço dos ativos digitais e o mercado baixista não afetaram o uso ilícito de criptomoedas, que ainda está em alta.
“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.