The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is looking for digital asset experts to address legal issues related to the cryptocurrency industry.
FinCEN has posted an advertisement for recruiting employees to investigate crimes related to digital assets. According to the requirements of the department, specialists will have to deal with the identification of risks to financial stability and the development of regulations that can prevent the identified problems. In addition, their range of tasks will include the development of recommendations and guidelines for financial institutions.
Applicants for positions must be fluent in a variety of fields, including digital identity, law, and finance. Applicants’ experience in relevant positions must be at least one year. FinCEN stressed that the experts will work with “extremely complex and confidential tasks.” Selected professionals can expect salaries ranging from $ 102,663 to $ 157,709 per year.
FinCEN’s initiative may be linked to a new regulation of non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets that is being developed by the US Treasury Department. Cryptocurrency exchanges will be able to verify the owner of the recipient’s wallet and collect data about him before sending funds to him. Last week, members of the US House of Representatives addressed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, expressing their opposition to the upcoming regulation.
Legislators believe that such actions by the Treasury will prevent the United States from leading the way in digital currencies and technological innovation. In addition, any user of non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets can unknowingly become a criminal.
Earlier, FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco called on US banks to strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) systems to eliminate possible threats from cryptocurrencies.
