BREAKING: US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency advisor

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 06, 2021 10:34AM ET

Updated Jul 06, 2021 02:40PM ET

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, has recruited Michele Korver, formerly of the United States Department of Justice, to serve as the agency’s first chief digital currency adviser.

In her role, Korver will be tasked with advancing "FinCEN’s leadership role in the digital currency space by working across internal and external partners toward strategic and innovative solutions to prevent and mitigate illicit financial practices and exploitation,” the agency announced Friday.

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