A Conversation about Enforcement Trends in the Digital Currency World
Author: Chuck Connolly.; Kyle R. Freeny.; Jessie K. Liu.; Gil Soffer.
Source: Volume 38, Number 06, June 2022 , pp.51-56(6)
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Abstract:
In this article, four former federal prosecutors discuss how U.S. money laundering and asset forfeiture laws have become one of the dominant legal tools for law enforcement to disrupt and prosecute the misuse of cryptocurrency, especially as digital assets become more and more mainstream.Keywords: National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team; Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit (“VAXU”); Mixers and Tumblers; Asset Forfeiture
Affiliations:
1: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; 2: Greenberg Traurig LLP; 3: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; 4: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.