Crypto And INTERPOL – INTERPOL Develops Specialist Cryptoasset Team To Coordinate Globally Against Digital Assets Crime

Last year, during a press conference before its 90^th General Assembly, INTERPOL announced that it had formed a specialist team to help countries combat crimes involving cryptoassets.

As we have previously written, there have been increasing reports of countries using INTERPOL to pursue individuals alleged to have been involved with criminality concerning cryptoassets.

Suitability of INTERPOL

In fact, given the decentralised and borderless nature of some cryptoasset transactions, an organisation with global reach such as INTERPOL would lend itself very well to coordinate the steps required to assist with both pursuing individuals alleged to have been involved with criminal offences involving crypto, and to tracing any associated proceeds of crime.