White House Weighs Broader Oversight of Cryptocurrency Market

White House Weighs Broader Oversight of Cryptocurrency Market
Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 29, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The White House is considering a wide ranging oversight of the cryptocurrency market to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

“The NSC and NEC are coordinating across the interagency to look at ways we can ensure that cryptocurrency and other digital assets are not used to prop up bad actors, including ransomware criminals,” the White House National Security Council spokeswoman said.