Blockchain Specialist Investigator

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About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Are you a Blockchain Investigations Specialist looking to apply your expertise to impactful work? Join the FCA’s Crypto Hub, where your skills will contribute to some of the UK’s most fascinating, complex, and rewarding investigations, helping to shape the future of financial regulation under the upcoming 2026 Crypto Regime.

The Enforcement & Market Oversight Division (EMO) investigates and brings regulatory, disciplinary and civil cases, together with criminal prosecutions on behalf of the FCA against firms and individuals, aimed at achieving impactful deterrence by changing behaviour in the financial services industry, in accordance with the FCA objectives. It plays a key role in the work of the whole organisation to reduce financial crime and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.

EMO is entering the next phase of its crypto asset work, with the Crypto Hub bringing together cross-functional expertise to support action against crypto-related harm and advance preparations for future UK crypto asset regulation.

What will you be doing?

• You will support the progression of complex criminal and regulatory investigations involving cryptoassets, managing your work to meet competing deadlines
• You will conduct detailed investigative work into transactions involving digital assets using specialist analytic tools and investigative techniques
• You will prepare high quality case reports that support case progression and decision-making, and maintain detailed records of investigative findings, conclusions and recommendations
• You will be involved in all aspects of investigations from strategic planning, obtaining evidence using appropriate powers, drafting and reviewing documents, taking part in interviews of subjects and witnesses, analysing evidence and making judgements and recommendations throughout the lifetime of an investigation
• You will be a leading contributor to EMO’s cryptoassets work and play a central role in the EMO Crypto Hub, proactively providing input on behalf of Enforcement to complex cryptoassets matters at different stages in a case’s lifecycle and contribute to the development of wider crypto capabilities within EMO
• You will be a role model across the Division, always willing to share your knowledge and expertise and have mentoring responsibilities for junior colleagues

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