FBI's virtual assets unit chief speaks at Ripple Swell
- —Wyman heads the FBI's Virtual Assets Unit (VAU)
- —The VAU has identified more than 4,300 crypto fraud victims
- —It estimates it prevented about $285 million in losses
- —The panel included representatives from Coinbase
Why it matters: The FBI publicly confirms rising crypto crime and frames security and compliance as prerequisites for institutional adoption.
Source: Crypto Briefing