How IRS-CI Follows The Crypto: Podcast Ep. 176

This podcast episode features IRS-CI Acting Supervisory Special Agent Trevor McAleenan discussing the agency’s recent accomplishments and crypto-centric financial crime investigations, including darknet narcotics operations involving Armenian traffickers, Chinese nationals selling fentanyl precursors, and landmark seizures tied to cases like Silk Road/Bitfinex and Bitcoin Fog. The discussion highlights the growth of stablecoin usage (e.g., on Tron), global collaboration, seizure operations and challenges (hardware wallets, test transactions), investigator training and tooling (including Chainalysis), and how AI is simultaneously enabling new scams and improving investigative efficiency.