U.S. House bill would erect crypto-theft task force across law enforcement agencies
Summary
A bipartisan House bill would create a Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Task Force led by the U.S. attorney general and coordinated across the DOJ, FBI, DHS, Treasury, and other agencies. Sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, it aims to make the task force the main federal hub for preventing and investigating crypto theft, fraud, pig-butchering schemes, and hacker attacks. Supporters say victims currently face fragmented responses and need a single federal contact point. The proposal follows prior federal efforts, including the DOJ’s now-disbanded National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, the Joint Ransomware Task Force, and Treasury’s Scam Center Strike Force. Passage is uncertain in the current congressional session.
