On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued Alert FIN-2026-Alert 005, urging financial institutions to be vigilant in detecting, identifying, and reporting suspicious activity connected to digital asset investment scam centers and the laundering of their illicit proceeds. The Alert builds on FinCEN’s September 2023 guidance on digital asset investment scams and reflects the growing scale and sophistication of this threat.
Read more about FinCEN’s latest Alert on the Duane Morris Banking and Finance Law Blog.