Tron, Tether and Chainalysis have launched a joint "Digital Crime Task Force" to combat illicit crypto activities. The move follows the dissolution of an earlier alliance of Tron, Tether and TRM Labs, and comes as Chainalysis flags that AI-enabled scams were 4.5 times more profitable than conventional schemes last year.
Tron, Tether and Chainalysis have formed the "Digital Crime Task Force" to combat illicit crypto activities amid a surge in AI-enabled crime. The trio presented the initiative in a statement shared with The Block.
Task force targets USDT on Tron
The group is designed to identify and disrupt illicit activities involving Tether's USDT on the Tron blockchain. The statement says it aims to shorten the gap between threat detection and enforcement action.
To do that, the task force plans to gather intelligence and work with law enforcement to speed asset freezes before criminals can move funds. It also plans to focus on investment and romance scams, hacks, terrorist financing, and North Korean cyberattacks.
The initiative comes after the dissolution of the "T3 Financial Crime Unit," a 2024 alliance of Tron, Tether and TRM Labs. Bloomberg reported earlier this month that the alliance disbanded after it experienced slow response times and a lack of coordination among its members.
AI-enabled scams 4.5 times more profitable than conventional schemes
Chainalysis said in the statement that AI-enabled scams were 4.5 times more profitable than conventional schemes last year. It added that impersonation scams surged more than 1,400% year over year.
According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino: "waiting for a victim to report a crime is no longer good enough", as criminals use AI to move faster than ever.
Ardoino also said Tether has already frozen more than $7 billion linked to illicit activity, working with more than 360 law enforcement agencies across 73 countries.
Source: The Block
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