The United States Department of Justice (or DOJ) announced on Oct. 6 that a special unit called the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team was being created. This team is charged with ensuring the safety and security of cryptocurrency.Criminal misuse of digital assetsInfrastructure and cryptocurrency, and also tracing the criminally minted currency.

The move continues the U.S. authorities’ push to disrupt the corners of the crypto ecosystem that are thought to facilitate illicit activitysuch ransomware attack. What does the government’s crypto enforcement ramp-up hold for the larger digital asset space?