On June 10, 2026, a bipartisan pair of U.S. House members introduced legislation that would create a multi-agency task force dedicated to investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency theft. The bill places the new unit under the authority of the U.S. attorney general and aims to coordinate efforts across the FBI, Secret Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, and other federal bodies that currently pursue crypto-related crime in fragmented, overlapping jurisdictions. The proposal arrives as stolen digital assets continue to climb in dollar terms, with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimating over $3.8 billion in crypto stolen through hacks and exploits in 2025 alone.
The proposed legislation directs the attorney general to establish a standing interagency group focused exclusively on cryptocurrency theft, fraud, and related money laundering. Unlike existing task forces that treat crypto crime as one item on a long list, this body would have crypto as its sole mandate.
The bill calls for representatives from at least six federal agencies: the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Secret Service, the IRS Criminal Investigation division, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Each agency already maintains some capacity for tracing blockchain transactions and pursuing criminal cases. The problem, according to the bill's sponsors, is coordination. Cases stall when multiple agencies claim jurisdiction or, worse, when none does.