{"id":63513,"date":"2023-11-03T04:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=63513"},"modified":"2023-11-03T04:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:09:51","slug":"uk-national-crime-agency-sets-up-unit-to-combat-crypto-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/uk-national-crime-agency-sets-up-unit-to-combat-crypto-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"UK National Crime Agency Sets up Unit to Combat Crypto Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an effort to stop virtual asset fraud, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/national-crime-agency-uk-looks-to-hire-blockchain-investigators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Crime Agency<\/a> (NCA) of the UK is assembling a special squad to look into crypto crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"UK National Crime Agency Sets up Unit to Combat Crypto Fraud\" class=\"wp-image-63515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UK National Crime Agency Sets up Unit to Combat Crypto Fraud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An NCA job posting states that the organization seeks six candidates to form a new unit investigating cryptocurrency-related offenses. The working group will be a component of either the Digital Assets Unit or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=UK+National+Crime+Agency+Sets+up+Unit+to+Combat+Crypto+Fraud&cvid=713006dd526f403b9c25259cc1d0c962&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg9qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=WSEDDB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Cyber Crime Unit<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> (NCCU). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The range of salaries is \u00a342,109 to \u00a345,605. Candidates must be able to analyze various documents and questionable cryptocurrency transactions, keep an eye on blockchain technology, and communicate with law enforcement and regulatory bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of growing cyber threats, the NCA has made it clear that it plans to establish a specialized squad of &#8220;cryptocurrency investigators.&#8221; The action shows that the UK intends to become a center for cryptocurrency, even as local governments debate how to create a regulated environment that safeguards users' interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCA has posted multiple employment positions for bitcoin experts this year. Thus, to combat sophisticated financial crimes involving the usage of cryptocurrency, the NCA started choosing candidates for the job of investigator in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization confiscated <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tom-emmer-digital-assets-could-shape-the-2024-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital assets<\/a> valued at $26.9 million between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022; it has never before seized cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to lessen the effects of economic crime, the NCA has said that it has stepped up its efforts to prevent money laundering through cryptocurrency assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A multi-agency investigative team was established by South Korea earlier this year in response to an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/fbi-establishes-new-crypto-crimes-unit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency-related crimes<\/a>, such as fraud, hacking, and money laundering, in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, Chainalysis Reactor, a specialized program, was used by Canadian law enforcement to monitor questionable cryptocurrency transactions across several blockchains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to stop virtual asset fraud, the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the UK is assembling a special squad to look into crypto crimes. An NCA job posting states that the organization seeks six candidates to form a new unit investigating cryptocurrency-related offenses. The working group will be a component of either the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":63515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2052,15443,943],"class_list":["post-63513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto-fraud","tag-national-crime-agency","tag-uk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1698997004884.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}