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The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction
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To comply with the new Financial Action Task Force regulations that take effect today, both cryptocurrency exchanges and specific crypto holders around the world must give up some transaction privacy in the name of anti-money laundering.
2019-6-22 00:08 | |
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At the plenary session today, the FATF focused on greater regulation of cryptocurrency to stop its usage in money laundering
2019-6-21 20:46 | |
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In just nine days, new rules by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) will force cryptocurrency businesses in roughly 200 countries to verify the identities of anyone sending or receiving more than $1,000 worth of digital assets, effectively nullifying their pseudonymity.
2019-6-12 15:42 | |
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The G20 has reaffirmed it will apply standards to counter money laundering and terrorism funding, soon to be finalized by the Financial Action Task Force.
2019-6-10 12:25 | |
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Ahead of next month’s G20 summit, host Japan looks to tighten money laundering regulations, specifically targeting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is also due to inspect Japan’s anti-money laundering regime in the Autumn.
2019-5-23 12:00 | |
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Japan’s FSA is reviewing crypto exchange anti-money laundering policies in preparation for an investigation visit from the FATF
2019-5-23 04:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex on May 21, 2019, announced that it had partnered with blockchain security solutions firm IdentityMind to bolster its anti-money laundering (AML) measures. Tightening Security Measures The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) persistence to establish strict crypto regulations across the globe has weighed down on exchange platforms who have, to date, been followingRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-22 20:00 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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Decisions taken by regulatory authors have usually created a make or break situation for cryptocurrency companies in the short term or the long term. In a recent letter written to the Financial Action Task Force [FATF], Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency organization touched on the KYC-AML [Know Your Customer-Anti Money Laundering] recommendations given by the regulatory body.
2019-4-12 20:30 | |
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The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
2019-4-2 01:33 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an intergovernmental organization founded to develop policies against money laundering and terrorism financing — is even more squarely setting its sights on regulating, supervising, and monitoring providers of services for digital assets.
2019-3-25 07:00 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force has updated its guidelines on digital assets, providing requirements to combat money laundering and terrorism financing
2019-3-2 23:03 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international financial watchdog, has reported last week that the crypto exchanges from the United Kindom represent what can be considered a low risk for money laundering.
2018-12-11 20:06 | |
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Cryptocurrency Needs To Improve Protocols To Prevent Money Laundering In UK, Says FATF The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the financial security body that handles regulatory measures surrounding cryptocurrency.
2018-12-10 22:07 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force recommendation is part of a broader report about British anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism systems.
2018-12-10 11:38 | |
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Global leaders walked away from the latest G20 Summit with a rough game plan for crypto regulation. This year’s G20 Summit took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 30 to December 1.
2018-12-4 23:44 | |
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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 | |
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On November 30 and December 1, the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit, the thirteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the section 25 of G20 leaders’ declaration, G20 countries will regulate crypto-assets for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism in line with Financial Action Task […]
2018-12-3 19:35 | |
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G20 countries have agreed to regulate cryptocurrencies in line with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards at the second session of the summit held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ‘We will regulate crypto-assets for anti-money laundering’ On Saturday, a joint declaration was officially signed by all G20 nations, reports The Saudi Gazette.
2018-12-2 17:00 | |
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A well-placed Russian official has called for global cryptocurrency standards to prevent money laundering and provide legitimacy to the industry while enforcing broad recommendations to control the sector, reported local news outlet Izvestia on October 29, 2018.
2018-10-31 22:00 | |
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Russia Tells Financial Action Task Force To Control Crypto Circulation The Financial Action Task Force is a Paris-based intergovernmental organization that was created in 1989 with the goal of helping in the development of standards that will help in the fight of money laundering around the world. Now, a regulator from the Russian government has […]
2018-10-30 03:57 | |
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The global entity responsible for setting international money laundering guidelines is finally ready to lay the foundation for its first crypto-specific set of rules by June 2018. FATF Readies Global Crypto Regulation on Money Laundering Paris, France-based money laundering watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has seen increasing pressure from global governments to unify regulation.
2018-10-20 00:15 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force announced plans to set forth rules regulating cryptocurrency in line with its global AML/CFT standards. This move is geared towards eradicating the use of digital currencies for money laundering and financing terrorism.
2018-10-19 23:04 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the France-based intergovernmental body founded in 1989 to develop policies for tackling money laundering – has said it will begin publishing rules for international cryptocurrency regulation by next summer.
2018-10-22 20:23 | |
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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force is an organization that includes multiple governments that aim to reduce the risk of money laundering through their regulations and protocols. The organization was founded in 1989, and their most recent development seems to be the goal of creating a set of standards that concern cryptocurrency. This new endeavor has […]
2018-9-20 07:20 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to combat anti-money laundering (AML), may be about to agree with a set of standards to apply to virtual currencies.
2018-9-20 22:00 | |
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Back in a March 2018, the members of the G20 countries have decided that it was necessary to look into anti-money laundering policies that can be applied to cryptocurrencies. This decision comes from the multiple cases that previously arose in terms of money laundering, terrorism financing and several of its likes. As per a released […]
2018-7-24 16:50 | |
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The group will wait for the results of the ongoing FATF standards review, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors decided this weekend.
2018-7-23 18:01 | |
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FATF to Introduce New Program Regarding Cryptos and Related-Illegal Uses During U. S Presidency The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) explicitly shared that it will be addressing cryptocurrencies and its associated crimes during its U.
2018-7-20 03:07 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force released its working program on digital coins, which will come into force during the US Presidency of the intergovernmental organization.
2018-7-19 14:22 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international group that combats money laundering and terrorism financing, will start developing binding rules for crypto exchanges in June, a Japanese official familiar with the matter told Reuters June 12.
2018-6-13 08:58 | |
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The international financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), will hold discussions later this month to develop rules for governing cryptocurrency exchanges. It will primarily make sure effective countermeasures are in place to prevent money laundering and terrorist funding, according to a Japanese government official familiar with the matter.
2018-6-13 00:00 | |
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