U.K.’s Travel Rule Troubles Showcase Global Challenge for Crypto

Crypto firms in the U.K. have just days to comply with new money laundering guidelines – but they are seeking more guidance given patchy implementation of the rule between jurisdictions.

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What is the wash-sale rule, and does it apply to crypto?

The wash-sale rule disallows the deduction of losses if identical securities or crypto assets are repurchased within 30 days.

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Treasury backs down: Crypto monitoring rule will wait until new administration

This is a big win for the crypto industry today, which was unanimous in opposition to a new anti-money laundering rule that many saw as rushed and draconian.

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Crypto.com Joins Crypto Association Heading Travel Rule Discussions

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FinCEN Chief: US Will Enforce ‘Travel Rule’ For Crypto Exchange to Combat Money Laundering

Kenneth Blanco, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director, said on November 15th that the US government will enforce a ‘travel rule’ requiring crypto companies providing wallet services and trading digital assets to provide information on their customers.

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Pressured to Collect More Private User Information by FATF

The FATF’s recent guidelines have widespread implications on what private information exchanges need to track and collect from customers. Here are some insights on the recent regulation from CipherTrace’s Nov.

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Crypto Prices, Network Activities Not Necessarily Related: Research

Blockchains are entirely transparent when it comes to their daily or even hourly activity. One of the theories for the source of a crypto token’s price discovery is the “network value”, or the transactions carried.

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Shyft Adds FATF Veterans as Advisors for Its Crypto Compliance Product

Shyft Network is building a blockchain solution to help crypto exchanges comply with the FATF's "travel rule" guidance.

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FATF AML Regulation: Can the Crypto Industry Adapt to the Travel Rule?

Bitpanda Exchange CEO said the crypto industry will face up to the FATF’s travel rule: “The effects on the industry will be immense, but the industry will cope with that and adopt”

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SEC To Rule On Bitwise ETF For Bitcoin: And 0x Releases Zk-STARKs

The cryptocurrency market continues to creep sideways like Wile E. Coyote on the trail of a wabbit, across a varied landscape of gains, losses, and the occasional ACME anvil in the form of another possible ETF rejection.

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“Toxic Ethereum Mob” Killed FairWin Game

The FairWin game was deliberately attacked by a “toxic Ethereum mob”, commented Udi Werthmeister, known for his cutting remarks and predictions on crypto projects. The game, which hogged up the most gas on the Ethereum network, caused repercussions for other distributed apps and smart contracts.

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‘Rule Of 10 Best Days’: Here’s How to Capitalize on Bitcoin as per Fundstrat’s Tom Lee

Coinspeaker ‘Rule Of 10 Best Days’: Here’s How to Capitalize on Bitcoin as per Fundstrat’s Tom LeeIn recent news, Thomas Lee, the co-founder of Fundstrat, tweeted a reminder to all the crypto enthusiasts and traders that the majority of Bitcoin gains come from the rule of 10 best days.

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Binance, USDT rule the current trading landscape, claims CryptoCompare report

While stablecoins continue to position themselves as the “stable” versions of cryptocurrency, the underlying market seems to be struggling to find a new leader within the space. There is tough competition among crypto-exchanges too, as highlighted by CryptoCompare.

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The FATF’s travel rule sparks privacy coin delisting

OKEx Korea announced that it will terminate trading and support for five privacy crypto assets to comply with the Financial Action Task Force ‘travel rule.’

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Your Crypto Exchange Can’t Send Even $1000 Without Exposing You

Transferring more than $1,000 in bitcoin or any other crypto from one exchange to another could land your private details on the desk of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). That is possible ever since the intergovernmental agency in June imposed new anti-money laundering standards on the cryptocurrency firms.

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FATF enforced Travel Rule on crypto exchanges can be eased up using CipherTrace framework TRISA

CipherTrace, a leading blockchain security solution provider introduced a new open-source Travel Rule Information Sharing Architecture (TRISA) to help crypto exchanges to comply with the FATF’s new “Travel Rule” requirements.

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Dutch Parliament May Rule On Legislation To Ban International Crypto Firms Operating In Netherlands

The recently reported registry mandate for local crypto companies in the Netherlands will also impact the international companies in the jurisdiction. While all local financial companies (including crypto firms) are set to be registered with the Dutch National Bank (DNB) by January 10, all international cryptocurrency companies will not be able to operate their business […]

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CipherTrace Enters Race to Solve Crypto’s FATF Compliance Headache

CipherTrace has rolled out software for sharing sensitive customer information under the FATF’s new “travel rule” for global crypto exchanges.

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FATF Travel Rule Compliance Gets Easier With New CipherTrace Tools

A new framework from blockchain security firm CipherTrace will enable cryptocurrency wallets, exchanges and other projects to comply with the Travel Rule from FATF – the Financial Action Task Force – without having to share private or personal information with one another.

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Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF’s New Crypto ‘Travel Rule’

Nekti has upgraded its digital ID service to help crypto firms meet the FATF's tough new standards for combating money laundering. 

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Crypto’s fungibility problem

The FATF's new ‘Travel Rule’ has resurfaced old concerns about the fungibility of digital assets backed by open, decentralized blockchain networks.

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John McAfee Released from Jail, Wants To Be UK Prime Minister and US President At The Same Time Now

There are not a lot of people in the crypto scene who are crazier than John McAfee. Just a few days after getting out of jail, the famous crypto influencer and notorious troll affirmed that now he wants to rule over the United Kingdom and the United States… at the same time. He talked about […]

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Bitcoin Price Will Not Hit New Lows, Says Leading Crypto Analyst

Bitcoinist Senior Analyst, FilbFilb, believes that the basic rule of supply and demand will prevent Bitcoin from dropping to a new 2019 low. FUD to Drive Bitcoin to a New Bottom? Bitcoin’s most recent price action has presented a plethora of challenges to cryptocurrency traders, and the drop below $10,000 has the most bearish traders calling for Bitcoin to revisit the $5,000 – $7,500 range.

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WATCH: Former ConsenSys Fintech Lead Says Facebook Will Rule Crypto Payments

Juan Llanos sees Facebook's rise in the payments space as nearly inevitable. So how can startups compete? He has some ideas.

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CipherTrace, Shyft Partner To Provide Solution For FATF 'Travel Rule'

Intelligence solutions provider CipherTrace and identity solutions provider Shyft are working on developing a know-your-customer-based solution to the Financial Action Task Force's new "Travel Rule," which will see crypto exchanges share trader information.

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Blockchain Solution for FATF ‘Travel Rule’ to Keep User Data Private

CipherTrace is teaming with Shyft on a blockchain solution to help crypto firms meet tough new standards from the Financial Action Task Force.

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A rule made to be broken? Crypto lawyers weigh in on new FATF guidance

Representatives from 36 of the world's most influential jurisdictions met last week under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) banner to consider guidelines that could shape how governments around the world regulate the use of cryptocurrency.

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Chainalysis Hires FinCEN Vet to Tackle Crypto’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Challenge

Chainalysis has hired a FinCEN official to help crypto firms comply with tough new FATF data-sharing requirements.

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Ripple CEO Is Long Bitcoin, Says 'No One Crypto to Rule Them All'

By CCN Markets: Forbes caught a comment by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at the 2019 Brainstorm Finance Conference, sponsored by Fortune magazine. While pointing out that he thinks a variety of coins will thrive in the future, Garlinghouse admitted that he is long on bitcoin.

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Ripple CEO Shows He’s Not an XRP Maximalist After All

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse admits he isn’t an XRP maximalist per say, and says he actually owns bitcoin. Bitcoin is a Store of Value Fielding questions during Thursday’s session of Fortune’s Brainstorm Finance 2019 conference, revealed that the Ripple CEO is a bitcoin bag holder.

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What Info The FATF Expects Crypto Exchanges To Divulge With New Rule

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.

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Ripple CEO: Bitcoin and XRP Aren’t Competitors — I’m Long BTC

There is no competition between bitcoin and XRP, Ripple CEO said, adding that there will not be one single crypto to ‘’rule them all”

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PR: Monarch Launches IEO on LAToken Exchange

Monarch is changing the world of Crypto. With a Universal Decentralized Crypto Wallet, The MonarchPay payment solution allowing businesses and individuals the ability to receive BTC & ETH payments and get paid in Fiat, along with the Monarch Marketplace & Motor, Monarch is on track to become the One Platform to Rule Them All.

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Cryptosphere Preps Itself For Controversial New FATF Regulation

In nine days, a new Financial Action Task Force rule will require crypto-related businesses in about 200 countries, including the US, to verify the identity of anyone sending or receiving over $1,000 or 1,000 euros.

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The Clown of Crypto is to Meet the Clown of Wall Street

The clown of crypto is to meet the clown of wall street in what may well be quite an iconic ridiculous display to show how the stupid still rule the...

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Institutions Could Push Crypto Past A ‘Point Of No Return’

Today’s Financial Times carried an interesting morsel this morning: Bitcoin (BTC) has proven to be a better store of value than the Argentine peso over the past 12 months. As a fiat currency, the Argentine peso –  a victim of populist rule and economic mismanagement – hardly holds up to global reserve currencies.

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TokenPay Supported Price Through Market Makers: Is That A Problem?

Market making is part of life in the cryptocurrency sphere – but while traditional markets are able to protect investors through a ‘separation-of-powers’ rule, crypto markets have no clear guidelines that define and enforce restrictions on how market makers operate.

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Safety First: Is safe crypto trading a myth or a reality?

Trading is risky. That is the rule no. 1 for any trader and investor. Traditional stock markets have been governed by strict regulations for decades. Crypto? FUD comes to mind. Do you believe in cryptocurrency exchanges and their safety? Do you want to find the one you could trust? Let’s discuss.

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Op Ed: Understanding the Latest FinCEN Guidance for Cryptocurrencies

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.

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SEC to Review New Cryptocurrency ETF Application. Will It Get the Green Light?

As the US regulator is gradually warming up to crypto, one shouldn’t rule out the prospect of the SEC approving a crypto ETF

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US Rep Sherman Calls for Crypto Ban, Says It Threatens to Diminish American Power

U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman has called on colleagues to outlaw cryptocurrencies, saying they threaten American foreign policy and the rule of law

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Mob Rule? The Call To Delist Tether Grows

In case you’ve been away, there’s been a bit of a hoo-hah regarding Tether over the past week or so. This has now descended into open calls for Binance and other exchanges to delist ‘the original stablecoin’.

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Groundbreaking Chase Bank Lawsuit Verdict Could See NY Federal Judge Rule ‘Crypto is Cash’

By CCN. com: A Manhattan federal judge will have to decide whether crypto is cash in what would be a landmark decision for the budding industry. The ruling would have major implications for what laws and regulations cryptocurrencies are subject to.

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Sexy Stablecoins Are the ‘Bridge’ to Mainstream Crypto Adoption

By CCN: Stablecoins on the surface might seem boring. After all, most don’t come with the volatility that’s inherent with most cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, and therefore have an entirely different risk/return profile.

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Five Years in the Making, Bisq Exchange Launches Its Bitcoin DAO

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with.

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Op Ed: Bitcoin Is Turning Left vs. Right Into Big Data vs. Privacy

The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets.

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Bitfinex Scraps Its $10,000 Minimum Balance Rule

Bitfinex is now open to every trader as the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange has removed its $10,000 minimum balance rule. Citing a rising demand from retail traders who couldn't trade on the platform due to the requirement, Bitfinex CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde said the platform is now ready for a “new wave of customer accounts,” according to a company Medium post.

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Bitcoin Washout: Who’s to Blame for Up to 95% of Crypto Trading Volume is Wash-Trading

Bitwise Asset Management has applied to the SEC (the Securities and Exchanges Commission) for a Bitcoin ETF (Exchange Traded Fund). A report that was part of this application says that up to 95% of the trades shown by CoinMarketCap (CMC) are known to be false. The report was part of a rule change proposed by […]

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Altcoins Rule in Q1; BTC Dominance Down to 50% as BNB, LTC, XTZ and ONT Over Doubled in Price

Crypto markets have had their best three month period for over a year during 2019. A solid 16% gain in total market capitalization has taken things from $125 billion on January first to $145 billion.

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