UK crime agency scouts for seasoned crypto investigators

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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<figure><img decoding="async" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-07/dade48de-3e9d-45e3-933d-118f5ab2b124.png" /><figcaption><em>National Crime Agency’s job posting for crypto crime investigators. Source: LinkedIn</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The job pays a salary of approximately 47,380 British pounds ($61,076.37) on top of other civil service benefits schemes.</p>
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<p>In January 2023, the NCA formed a dedicated cryptocurrency unit — NCCU Crypto Cell — to investigate cyber incidents involving the use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).</p>
<p>The NCA’s move aims to increase regulatory focus on crypto assets in the U.K. amid the government’s call to eliminate “dirty money” in the country. “This is a really exciting opportunity which involves working in a team at the forefront of protecting the U.K. from cybercrime,” NCA infrastructure investigations director Chris Lewis-Evans told Cointelegraph at the time.</p>
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