07/29/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"The cryptocurrency market has exploded over the past few years, with the volume of crypto transactions reaching nearly $16 trillion last year."
"to investigate any fraud, waste, and abuse of Coronavirus Aid Relief in the Economic Security Act funds."
"Sanctioned persons, illicit actors, and their related networks or facilitators may attempt to use crypto and anonymizing tools to evade U.S. sanctions."
"Most of that growth has been driven by speculation and gambling, but we also know that crypto provides a new payment option for criminals and cheats."