U.S. to announce foreign cryptocurrency motion -statement

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Division will “announce a big, foreign cryptocurrency enforcement motion” on Wednesday, it stated in a assertion, including the U.S. Treasury Division may also make a press release.

“The U.S. Division of the Treasury may also announce an motion on this area,” the assertion stated.

U.S. officers, together with Deputy U.S. Legal professional Basic Lisa Monaco and Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, will ship remarks at 12 p.m. (1700 GMT) in Washington, consistent with the assertion.

Different officers will come with the affiliate deputy director of the FBI and the U.S. lawyer for the Japanese District of New York.

Representatives for Treasury declined to remark additional.

Reporting via Daphne Psaledakis and Susan Heavey, enhancing via Paul Grant and Chizu Nomiyama

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