FinCEN Hires First Chief Digital Currency Advisor
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FinCEN Hires First Chief Digital Currency Advisor

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The Acting Director of FinCEN, the American agency for banking fraud, has appointed for two new positions, including a Chief Digital Currency Advisor. 

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The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has appointed Michele Korver as its aboriginal Chief Digital Currency Advisor.

According to the columnist release, Ms. Korver will be confined the bureau to beforehand “FinCEN’s administration role in the agenda bill space” and “mitigate adulterous banking practices and exploitation.” 

Crypto investors accustomed with Ms. Krover apperceive her as the acrimonious attorneys cadre who has led anti-crypto money bed-making cases back 2024. From the Department of Justice to the Treasury Department to a committed Banking Task Force for banking stability, Ms. Korver has formed with assorted government agencies, advising prosecutors and assembly on agenda bill matters. One of her better achievements in the agenda assets amplitude is developing the “cryptocurrency access and damage action and legislation.” 

Michael Mosier, Acting Director of FinCEN, said in the columnist release: 

 “Michele brings a abundance of agenda bill expertise, and will be a amazing baton in accommodating efforts to aerate FinCEN’s addition to the avant-garde abeyant for banking amplification of befalling while aspersing adulterous accounts risk.”  

Mosier appointed Jayna Desai as FinCEN’s aboriginal Director of Strategic Communications.

In December 2020, beneath the Trump administration, FinCEN’s aftermost aldermanic angle was to add binding Know Your Customer procedures for self-hosted wallets. The angle was met with resistance from the crypto association and was afterwards frozen afterwards President Biden’s appointment.