The US is turning a blind eye to crypto crimes

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Trump has disbanded the DOJ’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and deprioritized prosecutions of crypto firms, effectively greenlighting regulatory violations like money laundering and unlicensed exchanges

Sources & Citations

[1] Justice Department will disband its team focused on cryptocurrency crimes · Apr 11, 2025 Tier 1

[2] Donald Trump administration disbands crypto regulations enforcement unit · Apr 11, 2025 Tier 2

[3] Justice Department scraps crypto unit as Trump further loosens oversight of digital assets · Apr 11, 2025 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “The US is turning a blind eye to crypto crimes.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, April 11, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-04-11--the-us-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-crypto-crimes/