The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to establish a cross-agency joint task force called the “Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Task Force.” According to the text of the bill, the task force will be led by the U.S. Attorney General (Attorney General) and will involve multiple core federal law enforcement and financial agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Treasury Department. Its core function is to serve as a unified federal coordination hub for the prevention and investigation of cryptocurrency theft, hacking attacks, and financial fraud (such as “pig butchering” scams), providing a single federal point of contact for cases and victims across jurisdictions, and strengthening joint efforts to combat overseas criminal networks and cryptocurrency payments related to ransomware. (CoinDesk)