The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan will devote fewer resources to policing cryptocurrency crimes after securing several major convictions, including that of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a senior prosecutor said on Friday. The comments came a day after Donald Trump appointed former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan will devote fewer resources to policing cryptocurrency crimes after securing several major convictions, including that of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a senior prosecutor said on Friday. The comments came a day after Donald Trump appointed former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.