The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection announced on Apr. 9 a new initiative aimed at strengthening cybersecurity across the digital asset industry. The program will provide eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations with timely and actionable cybersecurity information to help them identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats.
The initiative addresses recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets report, which calls for stronger American leadership in digital financial technology. As digital assets become more integrated into financial systems, officials say resilience in this sector is increasingly important.
“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,” said Luke Pettit, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. “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.”
Tyler Williams, Counselor to the Secretary for Digital Assets, said: “This initiative reflects the principles of the GENIUS Act by promoting responsible innovation grounded in strong cybersecurity and operational resilience. 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.”
Cory Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, said that threats targeting these platforms are growing both in frequency and sophistication: “Cyber threats targeting digital asset platforms are growing in frequency and sophistication. This initiative expands access to actionable threat information that helps firms strengthen defenses, reduce risk, and respond more effectively to incidents.”
Eligible firms can receive this information at no cost by contacting OCCIP at OCCIP-Coord@treasury.gov.
