DOJ Interim AG Todd Blanche: Crypto Holdings Questioned

Todd Blanche, previously Deputy Attorney General, has been appointed interim Attorney General by President Trump. During his tenure as Deputy AG, Blanche disbanded the DOJ's crypto enforcement team and issued a memo advising prosecutors against pursuing crypto regulatory violation cases, a directive that notably influenced the case of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. Ethics questions arose after ProPublica reported Blanche held significant crypto assets, valued between $159,000 and $485,000, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, while signing this memo, despite his disclosure of transferring holdings to family.