2024-5-19 19:00 |
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to continue beefing up anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts around digital assets, as part of its broader strategy to tamp down on illicit financing. origin »
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The Treasury’s fight against illicit finance will focus on better regulations, greater enforcement and AI.
2024-5-18 21:26 | |
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The US Treasury Department intends to place a significant emphasis on addressing the risks posed by cryptocurrencies and other emerging technologies in the coming months via comprehensive regulation.
2024-5-17 21:43 | |
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Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian developer of LockBit, who transferred crypto to various illicit services, including sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex, Chainalysis says. Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian developer of the ransomware program called LockBit which has been recently sanctioned by…
2024-5-8 13:44 | |
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Coinbase CLO urges swift action to address illicit finance concerns. U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary highlights increasing terrorist reliance on virtual assets. Stablecoins play a pivotal rolThe post 'Pass stablecoin legislation now:' Exec on concerns over illicit financing appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-4-10 23:30 | |
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crack down on illicit crypto financing.
2024-4-11 20:07 | |
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Explore the Deputy Treasury Secretary's warning to crypto firms regarding their involvement in breaking the law and engaging in illicit activities. The post US Official Issues Stern Warning to Crypto Firms Breaking the Law appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-11-30 01:54 | |
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Binance has pleaded guilty to breaking US money laundering laws. The US Department of Treasury has highlighted all the criminal failings of Binance, charging the exchange for its negligence in reporting illicit transactions that occurred on its platform.
2023-11-23 01:00 | |
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During a recent speech, deputy Treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo urged Congress to support the Biden administration’s efforts to tackle the illicit use of crypto. Adeyemo’s latest call to action comes in the wake of concerns that militant groups like Hamas…
2023-11-8 16:15 | |
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo has urged Congress to help regulate cryptocurrencies amid concerns over their use by militant groups like Hamas. Despite claims of significant crypto donations to such groups, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic found only $21,000 had been donated to Hamas since October 7.
2023-11-8 08:19 | |
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In a significant move to combat sanctions evasion and illicit financial activities, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national allegedly involved in laundering and transferring funds using crypto on behalf of Russian elites.
2023-11-4 05:00 | |
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The U. S. government has raised concerns about digital asset companies failing to address the flow of illicit funds in the industry adequately. In an Oct. 27 speech delivered at London’s Royal United Services Institute, Wally Adeyemo, the U.
2023-10-27 18:46 | |
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The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has escalated its crackdown on crypto mixers, labeling them as critical hubs for illicit financial activities. In a move to intensify oversight of digital currency transactions, the agency unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) over the weekend, singling out crypto transaction mixing as a […]
2023-10-23 19:00 | |
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The U.S. Treasury Department is currently pushing for new rules that enhance monitoring and reporting capabilities on virtual currency mixers leveraged by illicit actors and terrorist groups.
2023-10-20 22:37 | |
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes arm is proposing to label crypto mixers as a "primary money laundering concern" in its effort to combat illicit crypto finance, highlighting the terrorist groups that have benefited from anonymous crypto funds, including possibly Hamas.
2023-10-20 21:17 | |
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According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, the sanctioned wallets "received millions of USD funds over hundreds of deposits" used for illicit drugs.
2023-10-4 00:57 | |
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An ETH wallet tied to Mexican national Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro was allegedly used for illicit fentanyl sales in the United States.
2023-9-27 19:12 | |
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned three individuals for using illegal financing and illicit cyber activity to support the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
2023-4-25 01:57 | |
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The US Treasury Department sanctioned three individuals for their links to the DPRK regime These individuals in some way helped the regime launder stolen/illicit cryptocurrencies The United The post All about the latest sanctions placed by the US OFAC on these BTC addresses appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-4-24 19:15 | |
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On April 6, 2023, the U. S. Department of the Treasury published its illicit finance risk assessment on Decentralized Finance (DeFI) services. Non-compliance to Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) was identified as the primary DeFi vulnerability exploited by illicit actors.
2023-4-8 20:31 | |
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The U.S. Department of Treasury issued a stark warning, stating that the rise of decentralized cryptocurrency markets poses a significant threat to national security, with concerns ranging from illicit activities to financial stability risks.
2023-4-7 01:53 | |
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A new report by the United States Treasury Department highlights the growing concern of the US regulatory agencies regarding “illicit” actors exploiting decentralized finance (DeFi) services and their associated vulnerabilities.
2023-4-7 22:55 | |
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The United States Treasury Department has issued a report warning of the growing security risks associated with the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, highlighting vulnerabilities that illicit actors exploit for money laundering and evasion of regulator
2023-4-7 20:06 | |
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The US Department of the Treasury has released the world’s first DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment, which analyzes decentralized finance (DeFi) services and their vulnerabilities to “illicit activities.
2023-4-6 19:44 | |
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A new US report has highlighted how illicit actors are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to launder money and transfer funds. The post Criminals Exploiting DeFi to Launder Money, Says US Treasury Department appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-4-7 19:18 | |
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The Treasury's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
2023-4-8 17:00 | |
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As part of its broader efforts to combat illicit financing, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted cryptocurrency addresses to disrupt the flow of funds from the US to these sanctioned entities.
2023-2-1 23:00 | |
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The Department of Justice, Treasury Department and French law enforcement seized many of Bitzlato’s resources, alleging the firm helped launder $700 million in illicit funds.
2023-1-19 20:07 | |
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The public has until Nov. 3 to submit comments on the Treasury addressing ransomware attacks, the illicit finance risks of cryptocurrency mixers and DeFi, and coordinating AML/CFT policy.
2022-9-20 21:48 | |
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The U.S. Treasury Department listed a number of questions, asking the general public to weigh in on how it’s approaching cryptocurrencies and their possible role in illegal activities.
2022-9-20 18:37 | |
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“There is not good evidence that unhosted wallets present a disproportionate risk of being used in illicit finance,” said the Treasury update.
2022-6-21 23:47 | |
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The U. S. Treasury Department is progressing toward addressing the anonymity of unhosted crypto wallets as part of Joe Biden's wider strategy to tackle illicit finance involving digital assets. The post U.
2022-6-13 02:00 | |
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During the Queen's Speech, Prince Charles announced the introduction of a bill that would help tackle illicit finance, reduce economic crime and help businesses grow.
2022-5-17 11:18 | |
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With the U.S. Treasury recently indicating that bitcoin and altcoins aren’t used for significant illicit activity, it’s time to change the narrative.
2022-3-17 03:30 | |
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A provision originally included in the bill had critics saying the Treasury Secretary would not have had limits on surveilling crypto firms suspected of illicit transactions, nor open the matter to include public feedback.
2022-2-5 01:25 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Chatex is the latest one to be sanctioned by the Biden administration for facilitating financial transactions for hackers. An analysis of the exchange’s known transactions indicates that over half are “directly traced to illicit or high-risk activities such as darknet markets, high-risk exchanges, and ransomware,” said the US Treasury Department in a statement.
2021-11-10 22:55 | |
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U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that the U. S. does not have an “adequate framework” to deal with all the different issues posed by cryptocurrencies, such as money laundering and illicit financing.
2021-5-5 19:30 | |
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She still questioned how regulators would "manage money laundering and illicit finance issues" with digital currencies.
2021-2-23 20:30 | |
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U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reaffirmed that it is important to ensure that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not used for illicit financing. In addition, she stresses the importance of regulating institutions that deal with bitcoin.
2021-2-20 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin's price hits new all-time high over $48,000 despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's warning that cryptocurrencies are prone to illicit uses.
2021-2-12 17:35 | |
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The new US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s recent negative comments about Bitcoin and crypto have revolved around alleged “illicit use. ” However, data from a top blockchain analysis firm claims that under 1% of all cryptocurrency transactions are related to criminal activity.
2021-1-25 18:30 | |
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Joe Biden’s pick to become the new U. S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, has clarified her stance on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. This follows her remarks during a Senate hearing when she said that cryptocurrencies are mostly used for illicit financing.
2021-1-24 00:15 | |
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Janet Yellen, President Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, has clarified her stance on bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, making it clear that she will go all out to formulate and implement regulations that would curtail the use of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies for illicit activities, according to a Decrypt report on January 22, 2021. Yellen Not Anti-CryptoRead More
2021-1-23 21:00 | |
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Janet Yellen, Joe Biden’s pick for the Treasury Secretary, has revealed her policy for cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. She claims that cryptocurrencies are mainly used for illicit financing and their use needs to be curtailed.
2021-1-21 23:30 | |
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According to the announcement on September 17, FinCEN is seeking feedback from stakeholders affected by changes to the AML requirements. This bureau of the US Department of the Treasury has since issued 60 days for interested stakeholders to have commented on prospectus regulatory amendments.
2020-9-17 18:14 | |
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It has been no secret that the top federal law enforcement agency under the U. S Department of Treasury, the Criminal Investigation Division (CI), is keenly following digital assets to trace for any signals of illicit activity.
2020-7-3 15:02 | |
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The Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) the enforcement body of the U. S. Treasury Department, sanctioned two Chinese nationals who played a part in laundering illicit funds linked to a crypto exchange hack.
2020-3-4 20:00 | |
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During a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Steve Mnuchin the U. S. Treasury Secretary called on the FinCEN, a U. S financial regulatory authority, to put in place new cryptocurrencies regulations and guidelines in a bid to reduce the money laundering, illicit trades and activities that cryptocurrencies purportedly enhance.
2020-2-13 21:39 | |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said FinCEN is preparing "significant new requirements" around cryptocurrencies to tamp down illicit activity.
2020-2-13 23:59 | |
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USDT has been considered the go-to stablecoin, but the stablecoin has been accused of being part of illicit activities by market watchers due to exuberant minting. Tether printers are back at it as the month of October noted eleven instances of Tether treasury minting the stablecoin, followed by contentious swaps and transfers.
2019-11-1 01:30 | |
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The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company said.