NPCC CYBERCRIME PROGRAMME

Komainu to Support UK Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Crime Involving Digital Assets

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Komainu will provide policing with a robust and advanced digital asset custody and security solution that will enable UK policing to securely store digital assets seized during the investigatory process.

Key Points: 
  • Komainu will provide policing with a robust and advanced digital asset custody and security solution that will enable UK policing to securely store digital assets seized during the investigatory process.
  • This Komainu led procurement contract was supported by CoinShares, Europe's largest digital asset manager, and Gentium, a UK law enforcement consultancy service specialising in financial and cybercrime.
  • This collaboration of services will provide UK policing with the infrastructure needed to ensure the efficient handling of criminal cases that involve cryptocurrencies.
  • The NPCC brings police forces in the UK together to help policing coordinate operations, reform, improve and provide value for money.