In a significant move to bolster its fight against illicit finance, the U.S. Treasury has voiced its concerns regarding crypto crime to House lawmakers. The agency is pushing for enhanced legislative tools and resources to tackle these challenges effectively. The call for action was outlined by Brian Nelson, the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, in his prepared testimony ahead of a congressional hearing focused on terrorism and crypto crimes.
Treasury’s Concerns and Legislative Aspirations
Nelson expressed the Treasury’s deep-seated worries about using virtual assets in illicit financial activities. His comments come at a time when Washington lawmakers, spurred by figures such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown, have been intensifying their focus on combating illicit finance within the cryptocurrency sector. The Treasury has been working over the past decade on a framework aimed at combating the financing o
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