UK looks for a crypto crime fighter with a $50K salary

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is taking measures to summation its absorption connected cryptocurrency crimes and combat criminals.

NCA’s cyber-focused command, the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency portion to analyse U.K. cyber incidents involving the usage of cryptocurrencies similar Bitcoin (BTC).

Called “NCCU Crypto Cell,” the crypto-focused portion volition initially incorporate 5 officers dedicated to "proactive cryptocurrency remit."

“This is simply a truly breathtaking accidental which involves moving successful a squad astatine the forefront of protecting the U.K. from cyber crime,” NCA infrastructure investigations manager Chris Lewis-Evans told Cointelegraph. He added:

“Cryptocurrency and virtual assets are wide viewed arsenic specializer areas of knowledge, and this relation is cardinal to supporting NCA investigations successful which these are utilized to alteration superior criminality.”

As portion of the project, NCA is seeking to prosecute a cryptocurrency researcher with bully cognition of crypto and beardown acquisition successful conducting blockchain forensic investigations connected superior and organized crime.

NCA’s upcoming crypto transgression combatant volition beryllium required to supply strategical and tactical proposal to investigators successful dealing with cases involving crypto, supporting some existing and caller investigations. The presumption requires acquisition successful identifying and recovering seed phrases alongside precocious tracing done blockchains.

The presumption offers an yearly wage betwixt 40,200 British pounds ($48,200) and 43,705 pounds ($52,400). Candidates are invited to use before Jan. 10, 2023.

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NCA’s determination aims to summation regulatory absorption connected crypto assets successful the U.K. amid the government’s telephone to destruct “dirty money” successful the country. In September 2022, the U.K. authorities introduced a measure aiming to ace down connected wealth laundering and fraud, peculiarly done expanding authorities’ quality to prehend crypto utilized for illicit purposes.

According to National Police Chiefs’ Council detective main superintendent Andy Gould, each constabulary forces successful the U.K. had each officers trained for investigations involving the seizure of and enforcement of crypto arsenic of October 2022.