Cryptocurrencies: Crime
Commons · Question 91604 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of police and enforcement capacity to investigate cryptocurrency-related crimes, including scams, ransomware payments, and illicit trading platforms.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 25 Nov 2025
The UK government has strengthened UK policing capabilities to tackle cryptocurrency-related crime effectively.Through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023), law enforcement agencies (LEAs) gained new powers to seize illicit cryptoasset...