UK crime agency scouts for seasoned crypto investigators

The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom is hiring two blockchain investigators for its newly-formed digital assets team within the Complex Financial Crime Team (CFCT) to tackle crypto crimes.

The job involves overseeing complex investigations involving cryptocurrency and digital assets from a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) perspective. The POCA relates to confiscating and redirecting crime money toward community benefit.

National Crime Agencyโ€™s job posting for crypto crime investigators. Source: LinkedIn

The ideal candidate will be an existing member of the police staff who is a certified, accredited financial investigator (AFI). In addition, other requirement includes experience in blockchain analysis, criminal investigation and understanding of the legislation, among others.

The job pays a salary of approximately 47,380 British pounds ($61,076.37) on top of other civil service benefits schemes.

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In January 2023, the NCA formed a dedicated cryptocurrency unit โ€” NCCU Crypto Cell โ€” to investigate cyber incidents involving the use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).

The NCAโ€™s move aims to increase regulatory focus on crypto assets in the U.K. amid the governmentโ€™s call to eliminate โ€œdirty moneyโ€ in the country. โ€œThis is a really exciting opportunity which involves working in a team at the forefront of protecting the U.K. from cybercrime,โ€ NCA infrastructure investigations director Chris Lewis-Evans told Cointelegraph at the time.

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