2019-8-16 21:30 |
FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco said that suspicious activity reports detailing crypto fraud is a matter of national security.
Similar to Notcoin - TapSwap on Solana Airdrops In 2024
|
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s new proposed regulation has been the talk of the town since its first announcement last December. It didn’t take long for FinCEN to receive clamors of disapproval from crypto companies and pundits.
2021-1-9 22:00 | |
|
|
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is proposing that crypto exchanges and other Money Service Businesses (MSBs) keep records for counterparty withdrawal transactions of more than $3,000. In...
2020-12-20 15:17 | |
|
|
As per an all-new court document made available by the Northern District of California, US prosecutors have filed a formal complaint against BTC-e — a crypto exchange that is now defunct — as well as its alleged owner Alexander Vinnik.
2019-7-28 18:57 | |
|
|
Chainalysis has hired a FinCEN official to help crypto firms comply with tough new FATF data-sharing requirements.
2019-6-27 16:00 | |
|
|
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is forwarding AML and KYC recommendations and guidance that US's FinCEN and G20 countries could adopt. The post US’s FinCEN and G20 Countries Could Adopt FATF’s Crypto Guidance appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-6-24 13:01 | |
|
|
The Financial Action Task Force [FATF], an inter-governmental body that includes the most influential countries in the world such as the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and Germany, has taken the first step towards providing better regulatory clarity that was much sought after by several businesses in the cryptocurrency space.
2019-6-21 21:14 | |
|
|
In the last few months, FinCEN has started to issue some more definitive guidance in how it intends to treat businesses operating in the cryptocurrency trading and exchange space. Previously, we looked at how the regulations are affecting crypto ATMs.
2019-6-16 01:16 | |
|
|
Coinspeaker Binance to Expand Its Operations to the U. S. With FinCEN ApprovalTo launch its crypto trading services in the U. S. , Binance has partnered with local firm BAM Trading Services Inc.
2019-6-14 10:22 | |
|
|
Binance is forming a new crypto exchange targeting U.S.-based clients dubbed Binance US
2019-6-14 23:39 | |
|
|
If you’re selling Bitcoin, the U. S. Treasury would like a word from you. New guidelines from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have labelled all Bitcoin ATMs as money transmitters, meaning that if you want to buy crypto from a machine, you’ll need to show some ID.
2019-6-13 22:37 | |
|
|
As the crypto asset regulatory environment begins to firm up, crypto’s reputation as the ‘wild west’, is fading. New guidance by FinCEN makes it clear that in the US, virtual currencies are subject to the same AML requirements as fiat currency.
2019-5-15 02:00 | |
|
|
Winners: Non-custodial wallet providers, open finance platform, blockchain developers, anonymizing software providers, & most traders Losers: peer-to-peer traders & arbitrageurs, ICO, & crypto ATM providers Winner & Losers both: DApps & DApp developers Neither Winners nor Losers: Lightning node operators The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the US issued new guidance documents addressing cryptocurrencies. […]
2019-5-11 18:50 | |
|
|
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCen, has just decided o issue a new guide on the “Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies”.
2019-5-11 02:30 | |
|
|
On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
|
|
US regulatory agency FinCEN released new guidance on whether certain crypto businesses are regulated as money services businesses. Those who qualify fall under the scope of the agency and must comply with (sometimes costly) regulations that clash with user privacy.
2019-5-10 01:52 | |
|
|
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U. S. Department of the Treasury, has imposed its first-ever penalty on a peer-to-peer crypto exchange for violating AML regulations, among other violations.
2019-4-20 23:38 | |
|
|
By CCN: For the first time, FinCEN – the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – has fined a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trader for failure to register as a money services business. MSBs fall under FinCEN’s regulation, and according to FinCEN, Eric Powers, reportedly a resident of California, willfully violated registration requirements.
2019-4-19 18:45 | |
|
|
In what is being called a first, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has fined Eric Powers of California $35,000 for operating an illegal bitcoin exchange, failing to register as a money transmitter, and not filing currency transaction reports.
2019-4-20 17:20 | |
|
|
Bitcoin trader Jacob Burrell Campos was sentenced on April 8, 2019, to serve a two-year prison sentence and to forfeit more than $800,000 “for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
2019-4-13 18:54 | |
|
|
For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
|
|
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela.
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
|
|
In a blog post released on November 15, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs). These GTOs require U. S. title insurance companies to identify who is behind shell companies used in cash purchases of real estate.
2018-11-16 04:55 | |
|
|
Despite a prolonged cryptocurrency bear market and regulatory uncertainties, OKCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is expanding to Latin America launching a new exchange platform headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018-11-15 17:45 | |
|
|
A recent FinCEN advisory has stated that the re-imposition of economic sanctions on November 5 could drive Iran to get more serious about the cryptocurrency experiments it began in 2013. Could Iran Follow North Korea’s Lead Evading Sanctions Using Crypto? Iran has made little secret of its interest in cryptocurrency.
2018-11-8 01:20 | |
|
|
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has warned U. S financial institutions that the Iranian government might be dodging economic sanctions by using cryptocurrencies. The document highlights challenges arising from peer-to-peer virtual currency exchanges and encourages banks to monitor blockchain ledgers for transactions tied to the country.
2018-10-15 15:35 | |
|
|
Американская Сеть по борьбе с финансовыми преступлениями (FinCEN) опубликовала краткий отчёт о том, как Иран пытается обойти санкции, в том числе посредством криптовалют, пишет Crypto Globe. Хотя FinCEN признаёт, что оборот криптовалют в Иране сравнительно невелик, эксперты ведомства констат...
2018-10-15 21:17 | |
|
|
Concerns are growing surrounding Iran’s use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero – and soon, their own native cryptocurrency – to evade economic sanctions put in place by the U. S. , prompting FinCEN to issue an advisory on the topic.
2018-10-13 02:30 | |
|
|
U.S. regulator FinCEN is urging domestic exchanges to prevent Iran from using cryptocurrency to bypass economic sanctions.
2018-10-12 13:00 | |
|
|
FinCEN, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network have reported that on average, over a month, they receive around 1,500 reports against cryptocurrency and illicit use of digital currencies.
2018-8-14 06:00 | |
|
|
The director of the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says that the agency has seen a surge in filings of crypto-related Suspicious Activity Reports
2018-8-11 18:16 | |
|
|
FinCEN receives more than 1,500 reports every month from financial institutions regarding cryptocurrencies, a top official said Thursday.
2018-8-11 22:10 | |
|
|
In recent regulatory news, the CFTC chairman has warned that the regulator is falling behind its international counterparts with regards to virtual currency and blockchain regulations; a U. S. Congressional bill is advocating the incorporation of cryptocurrencies into the regulatory mandate of FinCEN; and a candidate of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party is accepting donations in the […] The post U.
2018-7-27 00:15 | |
|
|
A new bill facing the U.S. Congress would have FinCEN more closely examine the cryptocurrency space, according to public documents.
2018-7-26 00:00 | |
|
|
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
|
|