Interpol Hosts Latest Digital Currency Conference in Middle East
A group of international law enforcement groups and government bodies are hosting a conference on money laundering and digital currencies this week.
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International law enforcement groups and government agencies are hosting a conference on money laundering and digital currencies this week.
Local news sources report that during the event, deputy central bank governor Sheikh Fahad Faisal Al-Thani (who also chairs the AML committee) called for more collaboration among law enforcement agencies worldwide during investigations involving the tech.
He was quoted by The Peninsula as saying:
Interpol has held similar events in the past, and the organization has even created its own digital currency to assist in training exercises.
Last March, Interpol held a four-day war game involving law enforcement officials from more than sixty countries during which a fictional blackmailer demanded payment in bitcoin.
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