2019-12-7 03:45 |
Ukraine’s parliament approves a final version of a money laundering law that will handle virtual assets and virtual asset service providers per FATF guidelines
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As part of efforts to curb the use of blockchain-based virtual currencies for unlawful activities such as money laundering, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has mandated all money services businesses (MSBs) such as Bitcoin (BTC) trading venues to start transmitting certain customer info for transactions up to $3,000 or higher.
2019-11-21 02:00 | |
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“You have to have systems in place,” said Rick McDonell, Former [FATF] Executive Secretary and Executive Director at Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists [ACAMS] on the latest edition of Binance Podcast with Binance CFO Wei Zhou.
2019-10-24 00:30 | |
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In a world of increasing regulation and state paranoia over money laundering or terrorism, the ability to trace the movements of crypto assets has become more relevant than ever before. Crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace has announced the industry’s most comprehensive virtual asset tracing capability which may alleviate some of that mistrust of the industry.
2019-10-16 13:00 | |
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The Malta Financial Services Authority [MFSA] is all set to monitor and manage business-related risks concerning all licensed virtual assets and cryptocurrency businesses, with the primary focus on fighting activities like financial crimes, money laundering, and terrorism financing.
2019-9-6 16:00 | |
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India’s Special Investigation Team [SIT] has observed a growing network of criminal gangs using cryptocurrencies for illicit activities like laundering money and smuggling drugs, reported Firstpost.
2019-8-31 19:30 | |
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A man from the small town of Westwood in California has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange and ATM, and laundering money. Kunal Kalra, 25 has been found guilty of owning and operating unlicensed money transmitting business which he used to exchange up to $25 million in cash and virtual currencies.
2019-8-26 12:33 | |
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At an Anti-Money Laundering Conference in Las Vegas, the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) asked the casinos to comply with the agency’s guidelines in regards to suspicious convertible virtual currency (CVC) activity.
2019-8-17 18:26 | |
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Reassurance for Canadians: Cryptocurrency exchanges across the nation will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). It comes after the Canadian government relaxed some of its new anti-money laundering regulations following feedback from payment service providers and cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-7-11 15:50 | |
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As per an a statement released by the CEO of SBI BITS — a unit of SBI Holdings — SBIVC will lay in complete accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in regards to issues such as money laundering and terrorism. Additionally, for those of our readers who may […]
2019-7-3 19:40 | |
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Cryptocurrency is an industry that thrives on the way that customers can protect their identities, even if the transactions are on full display. However, the Financial Action Task Force recently released new standards on Friday that come with a highly controversial caveat.
2019-6-22 00:27 | |
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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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Cryptocurrency businesses in Finland will now have to register with the country’s financial watchdog. As a result of the ACT OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY PROVIDERS, which comes into force on May 1, businesses will have to adhere with statutory requirements, including holding and protecting client money, segregating client money and own funds, and ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering regulation.
2019-4-29 17:31 | |
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New York has seen the first conviction for cryptocurrency money laundering in a case that involves $2. 8 million dollars. On April 24, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced that the defendants Callaway Crain and Mark Sanchez laundered the aforementioned amount of money using virtual currencies.
2019-4-24 20:01 | |
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Cryptocurrencies have been expanding around the world since they were created. Not only Bitcoin (BTC) but many others with different characteristics. However, there are some issues with them and how they are regulated.
2019-4-21 03:37 | |
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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 Finland-based, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform LocalBitcoins released a statement on March 25, 2019, responding to a new act approved by the Finnish Parliament that will require users to verify their identities.
2019-3-28 18:00 | |
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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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An Israeli court ruled on March 17, 2019, that banks can't enforce a blanket ban against all accounts linked to cryptocurrency. Instead, the court said, banks need to consider the specific type and scope of crypto-related activity before determining whether or not to open an account.
2019-3-20 18:53 | |
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CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, is partnering with the Republic of Malta’s sole financial regulatory agency to ensure that all crypto transactions within the country are free of money laundering and other similar financial crimes.
2019-3-14 00:14 | |
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Hollywood already has a sinister opinion about bitcoin, even though few in the movie business probably know much about cryptocurrencies. The new film “Crypto” pushes the bitcoin-money laundering narrative — a stance that’s echoed in the few TV shows that reference virtual currencies.
2019-3-13 10:01 | |
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The Hong Kong regulatory body is planning to tighten its regulatory grip on the cryptocurrency sector to combat money laundering and fraudulent activities. Money Laundering Fears Prompt Stricter Cryptocurrency Regulations The Hong Kong regulatory body, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) plans to introduce stricter regulatory policies for virtual currency exchanges and startups, according to a report by the Nikkei Asian […] The post Cryptocurrency Regulations: Hong Kong Considers Stricter Laws for the Industry appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-12-17 20:00 | |
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The Netherlands is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency companies, supposedly in a bid to prevent money laundering and alleged terrorist financing. All virtual currency businesses will now be required to obtain an operating license from De Nederlandsche Bank, the country’s central bank, under draft legislation designed to prevent crypto assets such as BTC from being used […] The post Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-12-12 18:15 | |
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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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The state of Wyoming has passed a blockchain bill that allows banks to provide banking services to blockchain companies in the state. According to the legislative document, the new bill would create a new banking category called the Special Purpose Depository Bank, a group of financial institutions in the state that provide banking services to blockchain-based businesses.
2018-12-3 19:48 | |
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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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It seems that banks are more vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risks than virtual currencies. The information was reported by Business Korea citing a report released by the Financial Information Unit (FIU).
2018-12-2 01:45 | |
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The House Financial Committee has proposed several measures, including oversight of virtual currency exchanges and wallets.
2018-11-16 15:13 | |
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On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Japan’s Financial Services Agency granted the cryptocurrency industry the authority to self-regulate. The approval means that the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a coalition of several registered digital currency exchanges, can now set rules for operational requirements, consumer protection, prevention of money laundering and employee ethics.
2018-10-25 06:55 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted self-regulatory status to the country's cryptocurrency industry, giving the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) authority to oversee the space, according to a Reuters report.
2018-10-25 21:29 | |
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Apparently, crypto markets have been squirmy since the last few days as global positions against this virtual asset were drawn lower in-line with smaller assets like Ripple, EOS and Ethereum. The reason for the down-sizing in value of Bitcoin is old tormentors at play again, Money laundering and Hacking, plaguing and dissuading traders of these […] The post Crypto Markets Looking Squirmy As Bitcoin Traders ponder On What’s Next for the Currency appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-10-23 12:48 | |
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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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Sydney, Australia – The crypto-verse being used for money laundering. Southwest of Sydney, on the 25th of September married couple were arrested in their home. Charged with more than 50 offences, were accused of virtual asset laundering.
2018-9-27 14:33 | |
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The lively political system in Taiwan continues to foster interest, discussion, and even the use of cryptocurrencies, as more people express an interest in technological innovation. Officials in Taiwan have taken a marked interest in virtual currency and blockchain.
2018-9-24 12:00 | |
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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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Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management, Google Identity, account security, and spam & abuse, recently urged cryptocurrency investors not to brag about their virtual currency holdings online.
2018-9-17 04:25 | |
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In a bid to fight crypto-linked money laundering activities by bad actors in Thailand, the nation’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has said it would create a cryptocurrency wallet to enable it to seize digital currencies from cyberpunks convicted of DLT-based virtual currency-related crimes, as first reported by local news source, The Nation on September 3, 2018.
2018-9-5 23:00 | |
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Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) will start monitoring the crypto market in an effort to devise measures against money laundering and fraud via virtual currencies.
2018-7-16 12:55 | |
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The indictment includes charges of money laundering through the use of Bitcoin, the leading virtual currency, to mask the illegal activities of officers in the GRU, a Russian military intelligence agency.
2018-7-15 22:10 | |
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A new task force has been formed by the US government to protect consumers from threats related to money laundering, investment schemes targeting virtual currencies. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump listed the Justice Department and agencies including the SEC, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as leaders of […] The post US President Donald Trump Creates Task Force To Curb Crypto Fraud appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-7-13 18:31 | |
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HBUS, a virtual currency marketplace and the U. S. strategic partner of Huobi, has begun accepting new registration from U. S. residents, starting today July 6, 2018.
2018-7-6 18:59 | |
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Bitflyer has been delaying deposits and withdrawals of virtual currency in the midst of ongoing KYC verifications. The company received business improvement orders from the Japanese financial watchdog in June as a result of insufficient measures against money laundering.
2018-7-3 10:15 | |
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The EU’s Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies released a report entitled “Virtual currencies and central banks monetary policy: challenges ahead.
2018-7-3 23:28 | |
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A press release has been published by South Korea’s top financial regulator this week outlining new anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines for virtual currencies. This newest set of amendments to South Korea’s AML guidelines has been drawn out following the completion of a series of on site inspections of three domestic banks by the country’s Financial… The post Korea Revises Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines for Virtual Currencies appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-6-29 01:44 | |
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The U. S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service (USSS), the Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended more than 35 dark web drugs and arms dealers in a nation-wide bust.
2018-6-27 20:26 | |
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Now, this intense interest in the country’s virtual currencies space is stoking fears of money laundering from the Russian criminal underground. Pushback Against Illegal Money from Russia According to a report on Politico, Marius Jurgilas – a board member of the Bank of Lithuania – discussed concerns that the Baltic state has with money pouring
2018-6-26 09:18 | |
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The northeastern European country of Lithuania has experienced a boom in cryptocurrency that has been supported by a liberal approach towards regulations in the space. Now, this intense interest in the country’s virtual currencies space is stoking fears of money laundering from the Russian criminal underground.
2018-6-26 05:00 | |
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Australia’s Blockbid cryptocurrency trading firm has achieved a significant milestone yet again in the blockchain-based virtual currency industry by becoming the first crypto exchange in the globe to partner with a traditional risk management firm, in a bid to conduct more effective Know-your-customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) operations.
2018-6-18 18:57 | |
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]In a fresh new twist, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has admitted to issuing its ban on cryptocurrency-related accounts spontaneously, without taking time to study and understand how cryptocurrencies work.
2018-6-13 23:40 | |
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According to Onchain Lens, the recent $BTC purchases of Binance for SAFU fund reserves reflect its active efforts to shield users against extreme conditions.
Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy dismissed claims that Binance caused the October 10 crypto market crash, calling attempts to blame a single exchange “intellectually dishonest.” Writing on X, Gaevoy called the event as “a flash crash on mega leveraged market on…
No doubt, the ongoing capital rotation into legacy markets has raised questions about the “hedge” status of risk assets, as the continuing FUD around the falling U.S. dollar has triggered a rush iThe post Binance shifts $1B SAFU into Bitcoin: Why it matters for BTC appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Binance has published a detailed post-mortem of the 10 October 2025 crypto market flash crash, arguing that the $19 billion liquidation wave was primarily triggered by macroeconomic shocks and market-The post Binance says macro shock, not exchange failure, drove October's $19B liquidation cascade appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Zhao, co-founder and former CEO of Binance, defended the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange against accusations that it cause a $19B market crash
Binance announced plans to move $1 billion from its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) from stablecoins into Bitcoin over the next 30 days. The post Binance to Allocate $1B SAFU Fund Into Bitcoin Amid Price Dips appeared first on Coinspeaker.
DeLorean DMC rebounds over 200% after Binance removes DMC perpetuals, revealing renewed organic market demand surge. After weeks of turbulence tied to derivatives-driven trading, DeLorean DMC, the official on-chain token of DeLorean Motor Company, has seen a sharp comeback even…