Todd Blanche has been appointed as Acting Attorney General of the United States, previously holding assets in valuable cryptocurrencies.

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Odaily Planet Daily news: U.S. President Trump announced the removal of Attorney General Bondi from her position, appointing Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as Acting Attorney General. Todd Blanche previously served as Trump’s private lawyer in a criminal case in New York, and after Trump’s reelection in 2024, he was appointed Deputy Attorney General.

During his time as Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche ordered the disbanding of the Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which was established in 2022 during former President Biden’s term, and signed a memorandum instructing prosecutors to no longer bring lawsuits over regulatory violations in the cryptocurrency industry. The memorandum was cited by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in the case involving Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, ultimately resulting in one of the charges being dismissed.

According to ProPublica, when Todd Blanche signed that crypto-enforcement memorandum, he still held crypto assets worth approximately $159,000 to $485,000, including BTC, SOL, ADA, ETH, and others, violating the ethical code he had previously pledged to follow—namely, completing the divestment of assets before handling matters related to cryptocurrency. His July 2025 government ethics disclosure shows that he had already transferred the crypto assets to his children and grandchildren.

BTC0,63%
SOL0,9%
ADA2,85%
ETH0,88%
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