Dry launches a new unit to fight against fraud in AI, blockchain and crypto

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) American intensifies its game in the fight against cryptocurrency fraud. With scams, hacks and cyber players increasing, the agency has launched a new cyber unit to repress bad players while protecting digital markets. Called the Cyber ​​and Emerging Technologies (CETU) unit, this team will focus on fraud linked to crypto, AI and other advanced technologies.

But this is where things become interesting – unlike the past repression of the dry, this unit does not concern the crypto as titles. Instead, he targets fraud linked to blockchain and digital assets.

A stronger team to fight against fraud

The Cetu, led by Laura d’Alus, replaces the ancient cryptographic and cyber active ingredients. It consists of around thirty specialists in fraud and lawyers from different dry offices.

“Under the direction of Laura, this new unit will complete the work of the working group on the crypto led by Commissioner Hester Peirce. Above all, the new unit will also allow the dry to judiciously deploy the application resources, ”said acting president Mark T. Uyeda.

What will he focus on?

The new dry unit is designed to protect investors while allowing innovation to grow. He will focus on fraud involving emerging technologies such as:

• AI and automatic learning scams
• Fraudulent activity on social networks and the dark web
• Piracy and theft of private information
• Retail brokerage account takeovers
• Fraud linked to crypto and blockchain
• Cybersecurity failures by regulated companies
• Cybersecurity reports of public companies

By attacking these threats, the SEC aims to create a safer market without slowing down technological progress.

A change in the cryptographic approach of the dry?

Uyeda noted that Cetu will work alongside the working group on the crypto of Commissioner Hester Peirce, who focuses on the clarification of tokens should not be considered as titles.

Unlike the previous repression of the dry, Cetu seems less concentrated on the treatment of most crypto projects as violations of securities. Instead, it targets fraud involving blockchain technology and digital assets. This is a key change compared to the aggressive application approach to the President of the SEC, Gary Gensler.

• Read also:
• Large new: ETF Litecoin Spot of Canary Capital listed on the DTCC website
• ,,

How Trump’s presidency shapes cryptographic policy

In recent years, the regulatory strategy compared to the SEC has slowed the growth of the cryptographic industry. But in 2025, with President Pro-Crypto, Donald Trump, the SEC began to adopt a more balanced approach.

Since January, the dry A:

• Restrictive accounting rules deleted (SAB 121)
• Clarified how cryptographic assets should be classified
• New Crypto ETF approved

These changes are aligned with the executive decree of January 23 of Trump, which puts pressure for better coordination between government agencies to support digital asset markets.

With the launch of CETU and the Peirce crypto working group, the SEC seems to be oriented towards a more equitable regulatory approach that encourages growth while preventing fraud.