US House pushes to create new crypto crime task force

The U.S. House of Representatives is pushing to establish a new task force dedicated to combating cryptocurrency crime, following the dissolution of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), CryptoSlate reported. Republican Rep. Lance Gooden and Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer have co-sponsored a bill that would create a federal crypto crime response task force within the DOJ. If passed, the task force would coordinate efforts among the DOJ, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of the Treasury, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Its responsibilities would include collecting and analyzing digital evidence, tracing assets, supporting victims, developing investigative techniques, and fostering international cooperation.