September 16, 2021, 9:11AM EDT
• 2 min read
Quick Take
- While the U.S. government has not published regular reports of crimes involving the use of bitcoin, the Department of Justice does publish press releases with bitcoin tags
- The Block has updated a 2020 analysis on bitcoin mentions in DOJ press releases as a proxy for bitcoin-related crime trends
- Of the 94 U.S. Attorney district offices, 62 have published such press releases
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