http://www.coindesk.com/us-government-taps-nonprofit-research-digital-currency-crime/FBO site:
"It has been determined based on extensive research and engagement with other federal agencies that this is the only corporation that has the unique capability to offer a wide-range of sensitive and complete intelligence information pulled from hundreds of sources"
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An informal market research [what] was conducted and concluded that NCFTA is in fact the sole source of this request. This research included investigation utilizing other federal sources and the Internet and determined that no other source(s) is available or capable of providing the required services.
