Bipartisan US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Strengthen Measures Against Cryptocurrency Theft, Aiming to Establish a Task Force within the Department of Justice

Authorities Aim to Unite in a Task Force

On the 11th, US Representatives Lance Gooden (Republican) and Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) introduced the 'Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Deterrence and Collaboration Act'. This bill is designed to enhance the United States' capabilities in preventing cryptocurrency theft, as well as in investigations and prosecutions.

Specifically, the bill proposes the establishment of a Cryptocurrency Theft Countermeasures Task Force within the Department of Justice, involving the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, and other legal entities...