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Treasury Opens Cyber Threat-Intelligence Channel to Crypto Firms

The step treats major crypto players like financial institutions by giving them bank-grade cyber alerts.

Overview

  • Treasury’s cybersecurity office opened enrollment Thursday for a free program that shares timely hacker warnings with eligible U.S. digital asset firms.
  • The feed matches what banks receive and includes early alerts on active campaigns, indicators of compromise, and clear steps for exchanges, wallets, and custodians.
  • The move carries out a President’s Working Group recommendation, but Treasury has not defined who qualifies or how smaller providers can take part.
  • The rollout follows fresh attacks on crypto platforms, including a $280 million theft tied to North Korea at Drift and security measures pursued by the Solana Foundation.
  • Treasury also linked the effort to upcoming rules, pointing to a FinCEN and OFAC proposal that outlines GENIUS Act duties for payment stablecoin issuers.