Binance provided cryptocurrency training to public officials in Argentina – DiarioBitcoin
By Hannah Perez
The agents of the Judicial Investigation Corps of the Argentine Republic, an organization that functions as a judicial police and is the main consultant for prosecutors in the Public Ministry, learned about cryptocurrencies.
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- Members of Argentina’s Judicial Investigation Corps learned about crypto
- Binance held a two-day workshop attended by public officials from the Argentine Prosecutor’s Office
- The training delved into cryptocurrencies, cybercrimes and Blockchain tracking tools
Agents of the Argentine judiciary have been instructed by a cryptocurrency company on digital assets, cybercrimes, Blockchain and other current topics in technology.
Binancethe largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, provided training to members of the Judicial Investigation Corps (CIJ) on blockchain technology, addressing practical aspects of investigations related to digital currencies, with the aim of preventing, investigating and combating financial crimes, the entity reported on Thursday.
Some 40 members of the CIJ, a civil institution that is part of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the City of Buenos Aires, were instructed as part of the training program given by Binancedetailed the exchange.
The two-day training meeting was also attended by officials from Cybercrime, Complex Investigations and Crimes against Public Administration, as well as the deputy director of the ICJ, Jorge Moreno, and the technological coordinator of the Technical-Scientific Department, Marcos Visani, according to a statement sent to DailyBitcoin.
“It is crucial that our agents understand firsthand how cryptocurrencies work“said Juan Bautista Mahiques, attorney general of the City of Buenos Aires, regarding this initiative.
“Blockchain technology offers us advanced tools for financial forensics, allowing investigators to follow the money trail, identify suspicious patterns, and obtain digital evidence to support investigations and prosecutions.”.
Binance trains public officials in crypto matters
The event was part of the efforts of Binance to instruct public officials in matters of emerging technologies and cybercrime. The company reported that, throughout 2023, it organized and participated in more than 120 in-person and remote training and workshops with police and prosecutors worldwide, including Argentina.
Furthermore, in the last two years, research teams from Binance responded to more than 100,000 requests from authorities, helping authorities freeze and confiscate the equivalent of more than $1 billion as part of their public and private collaborations to deter and capture malicious actors, he added.
“Cooperation between the public and private sectors is a fundamental need to prevent and combat criminal activities, and Binance offers various tools to contribute to this collaborative work in Argentina and in the world.said Jarek Jakubcek, head of training at Binance. He added:
Argentine authorities have shown a growing level of specialization and great interest in deepening knowledge about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. These types of training are valuable opportunities for the exchange of knowledge for both parties..
According to the statement, Binance recently provided assistance to Argentine security forces in an investigation that has recovered more than USD $170,000 so far and arrested 20 members of a hacking organization that infected corporate, school and public computers with the goal of draining their assets. accounts.
Article by Hannah Estefanía Pérez / DailyBitcoin
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