Treasury to Give Crypto Firms Same Cybersecurity Intel as Banks

The Treasury Department will provide eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations the same cybersecurity information it regularly shares with traditional U.S. financial institutions.

This information will be shared at no cost with firms that meet Treasury’s criteria, the department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) said in a Thursday (April 9) press release.

The information sharing program is designed to help organizations identify, prevent and respond to cyber threats targeting their networks and customers, according to the release.

“Digital asset firms are an increasingly important part of the U.S. financial sector, and their resilience is critical to the health of the broader system,” Luke Pettit, assistant secretary for financial institutions, said in the release. “By extending access to the same high-quality cybersecurity information used by traditional financial institutions, Treasury is helping promote a more secure and responsible digital asset ecosystem.”

Tyler Williams, counselor to the secretary for digital assets, said in the release: “This initiative reflects the principles of the GENIUS Act by promoting responsible innovation grounded in strong cybersecurity and operational resilience.”

In a Thursday post on X that referred to Treasury’s announcement of this new policy, Cody Carbone, CEO of digital asset trade association The Digital Chamber, said this is a “huge move.”

“Bringing real-time, institutional-grade cybersecurity intel to digital asset firms is recognition that crypto is core to the U.S. financial system,” Carbone said.

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said Monday (April 6) that complaints involving cryptocurrency accounted for 181,565 complaints and $11.4 billion in losses in 2025.

In its 2025 Internet Crime Report, IC3 said the number of such complaints was up 21% from 2024, and the losses were up 22%.

These complaints and losses include those tied to cryptocurrency investment scams, cryptocurrency ATMs/kiosks and recovery scams, according to the report.

Chainalysis said in January that crypto scams and fraud took in at least $14 billion on-chain in 2025, up from a revised total of $12 billion the previous year. The increase was driven by a surge in impersonation tactics and the use of artificial intelligence tools, the company said.

In the Thursday press release from the Treasury Department, Cory Wilson, deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity, said: “Cyber threats targeting digital asset platforms are growing in frequency and sophistication. This initiative expands access to actionable threat information that helps firms strengthen defenses, reduce risk and respond more effectively to incidents.”