Europol, the EU's law - enforcement agency, reported in October
its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), where it argued that,
Therefore, establishing MoUs with organisations such as GCA, designed to confront, address, and prevent malicious cyber activity, is in line with the priorities described in Europol's 2016
Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA).»
Europol's 2017
Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report says: «the abuse of Bitcoin remains a key enabler for criminal conduct on the internet», and warns that other cryptocurrencies are on the rise — especially the likes of Monero or Zcash, which «appear to have more to offer criminals wishing to operate with greater anonymity».
In October 2017, Europol issued a report on «
internet organised crime.»