Trump’s justice department to disband unit investigating crypto fraud
by Anna Betts from US news | The Guardian on (#6WFV5)
Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche sends memo to employees promising dissolution effective immediately'
The US justice department is disbanding a unit that was dedicated to investigating cryptocurrency-related fraud as Donald Trump's presidential administration loosens oversight in the digital assets sector.
In a four-page memo sent to justice department employees on Monday evening, the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that its national cryptocurrency enforcement team (NCET) shall be disbanded effective immediately".
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