Acting US Attorney General: Developers who do not assist in crimes will not be prosecuted.

CoinFeed reported on April 28th that, according to The Block, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that developers who do not assist third parties in using their software to commit crimes will not be investigated or prosecuted. Blanche emphasized that the Department of Justice has "fundamentally changed the game," but the facts regarding sanctions circumvention and money laundering remain important. Previously, when Blanche served as Deputy Attorney General, he issued a memo stating that the Department of Justice would avoid imposing a regulatory framework on digital assets through criminal enforcement. FBI Director Kash Patel stated at the same event that he will focus on "pig butchering" scams and will travel to Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand this summer to conduct related work.