U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, is the central federal agency responsible for law enforcement, criminal prosecutions and safeguarding the justice system. Its recent activity has centered on cases involving cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering, mixing services and market manipulation, while also covering banking “debanking,” Paycheck Protection Program loans, medical marijuana and cross-border disputes over freedom of expression. These cases indicate that the DOJ is recalibrating the boundaries of digital-asset enforcement and financial regulation. Its prosecutions, case dismissals, asset recoveries and policy positions could affect the cryptocurrency industry, banking access and cross-border judicial cooperation, making them important to monitor.