The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) launched a new initiative to strengthen cybersecurity in the digital asset industry.
The initiative will provide actionable cybersecurity information to eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations. The goal is to help them better identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats targeting their customers and networks. Further, the initiative advances a key recommendation from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report, Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology.
“Digital asset firms are an increasingly important part of the U.S. financial sector, and their resilience is critical to the health of the broader system,” Luke Pettit, assistant secretary for financial institutions, said. “By extending access to the same high-quality cybersecurity information used by traditional financial institutions, Treasury is helping promote a more secure and responsible digital asset ecosystem.”
The Treasury called cybersecurity is foundational to the future of digital finance.
“This initiative reflects the principles of the GENIUS Act by promoting responsible innovation grounded in strong cybersecurity and operational resilience,” Tyler Williams, counselor to the secretary for digital assets, said. “As digital assets become more integrated into the financial system, access to timely and actionable cyber threat information is essential to protecting consumers and safeguarding the stability of U.S. financial markets.”
The initiative responds directly to a rapidly evolving threat environment.
“Cyber threats targeting digital asset platforms are growing in frequency and sophistication,” Cory Wilson, deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity, said. “This initiative expands access to actionable threat information that helps firms strengthen defenses, reduce risk, and respond more effectively to incidents.”
U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations that meet Treasury’s criteria will be able to receive, at no cost, the same actionable cybersecurity information Treasury regularly shares with traditional U.S. financial institutions.