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title: "Trump to spotlight overseas crypto scam crackdown at White House cybercrime event"
description: "President Donald Trump will use a White House cybercrime event to highlight the administration's crackdown on foreign crypto scams, a White House official told Reuters, per Bitcoin Magazine. The administration says agencies halted about $833 million in crypto tied to overseas scams and seized 503…"
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# Trump to spotlight overseas crypto scam crackdown at White House cybercrime event

President Donald Trump will use a White House cybercrime event to highlight the administration's crackdown on foreign crypto scams, a White House official told Reuters, per Bitcoin Magazine. The administration says agencies halted about $833 million in crypto tied to overseas scams and seized 503…

Attributed sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](<https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/president-trump-to-highlight-crackdown>), [CoinDesk](<https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/21/trump-to-throw-spotlight-on-overseas-crypto-abuses-in-white-house-event>)

## Key facts

President Donald Trump will use a White House cybercrime event to highlight the administration's crackdown on foreign crypto scams, a White House official told Reuters, per Bitcoin Magazine. The administration says agencies halted about $833 million in crypto tied to overseas scams and seized 503 fraudulent crypto websites; the FBI logged $11.366 billion in crypto fraud losses and 181,565 crypto-related complaints in 2025, CoinDesk and Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Evidence strength: Multiple publishers, 2 publisher group(s) (Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
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## Claims and open questions

- A White House official said the administration's law enforcement agencies have halted about $833 million in crypto connected to overseas scams, and 503 fraudulent crypto websites have been seized under the Homeland Security Task Force, CoinDesk reported.
- The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 181,565 crypto-related complaints and $11.366 billion in losses for 2025, with crypto investment scams accounting for $7.2 billion of that total, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
- Bitcoin Magazine reported that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected to attend the event, and that it follows a March executive order directing the Justice Department to prioritize prosecution of online scammers.
- Which specific seizures, cases or new enforcement measures, if any, Trump announces at the event beyond the figures already disclosed by the administration.
- Whether the event produces any new policy directive, such as expanded authority for the Scam Center Strike Force or additional sanctions, which would confirm it goes beyond a public showcase.

## Source evidence

- [President Trump to Highlight Crackdown on Overseas Crypto Scams](<https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/president-trump-to-highlight-crackdown>) — Bitcoin Magazine; published 21/10/2026, 14:52; received 21/10/2026, 14:54 (UTC).
- [Trump to throw spotlight on overseas crypto abuses at White House event](<https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/21/trump-to-throw-spotlight-on-overseas-crypto-abuses-in-white-house-event>) — CoinDesk; published 21/10/2026, 16:23; received 21/10/2026, 16:25 (UTC).


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