2023-6-2 21:13 |
The European banking authority is pushing for an expansion of its guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors to encompass "crypto-asset service providers." origin »
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Nigeria has joined the global crackdown on alleged money laundering and terrorist financing within the crypto industry, with the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes summoning Binance chief executive Richard Teng.
2024-3-5 01:00 | |
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The EBA's proposed guidelines revisions aim to mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks by including crypto-asset service providers. The public consultation is open until August 31, 2023.
2023-6-1 02:22 | |
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The United States Senate has taken a significant step towards combating the financing of terrorism through cryptocurrencies by submitting a new bill to Congress. The bill, named the “Combating the Financing of Terrorism Act,” seeks to address the growing concern of terrorist organizations using digital currencies to fund their operations.
2023-5-3 13:00 | |
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The legislation was one of several laws designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, receiving 99 votes in favor, eight votes against and six abstentions.
2023-3-29 11:40 | |
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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall have proposed a bill on December 14 to curb money laundering and terrorist and rogue nation financing via cryptocurrency. The post What’s in Senator Warren’s new Digital Assets Anti-Money Laundering Bill? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-12-17 03:00 | |
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Lithuanias Finance Ministry has banned anonymous wallets and imposed strict regulations on crypto exchanges in an attempt to combat money-laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion. The ministry stated it had...
2022-6-10 23:29 | |
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India’s Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, believes crypto can help facilitate terrorist financing and money laundering. The post India’s Finance Minister says crypto could be used for illicit activities appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-4-21 04:00 | |
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With Canada's "Freedom Convoy" of truckers successfully blocking commerce, officials are taking stronger measures to censor bitcoin donations.
2022-2-16 06:30 | |
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Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Chrystia Freeland announced at a press conference that the government has invoked the Emergencies Act to expand the scope of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules to cover crowdfunding platforms and their payment service providers in an effort to crack down on the “Freedom Convoy” protests.
2022-2-16 22:00 | |
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Baanx, a cryptocurrency platform technology provider, has now announced success in obtaining full cryptoassets registration approval from the UK’s FCA. The company is now one of the first UK-based companies to receive approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as registered as a crypto asset business under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Transfer […] The post Baanx receives FCA-UK approval to undertake full crypto asset activities appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
2022-1-6 01:23 | |
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2021-9-22 01:12 | |
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The EU is looking at stricter crypto controls under the guise of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The post In throwback to Coinbase boss warning, the EU now looking to ban anonymous crypto wallets appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-7-22 01:00 | |
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The EU is stepping up its anti-money laundering (AML) game and crypto monitoring with the introduction of a new agency. European Commission Proposes New Anti Money Laundering Regulator Documents seen by Reuters confirmed that the EU bloc is taking a tougher stand on money laundering, terrorist financing, and organized crime.
2021-7-9 19:39 | |
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Peirce also pushed back against an emerging government narrative that cryptocurrency is a dangerous rail for terrorist financing.
2021-2-12 18:08 | |
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The U.S. should examine how it can curtail the use of crypto for illicit financing, the former Fed Chair said.
2021-1-20 21:20 | |
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A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced a bill to the House that seeks to create a task force focused on combating terrorist financing via cryptocurrencies.
2021-1-16 14:57 | |
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Bruno Le Maire–the French Minister of Finance, in a press release on Dec 9, is ordering all cryptocurrency providers to enforce strict Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules to combat terrorist financing.
2020-12-11 00:00 | |
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French Finance minister accepts blockchain technology's brilliance but dismisses cryptocurrency assets as a facilitator of illicit activities and terrorist financing. Earlier in the year, the French Economy, Finance and Recovery minister, Bruno Le Maire, suggested that European Union member states, need to come up with rules and regulations that can be used in the zone […] The post French Finance Minister Criticizes Crypto But Praises The Underlying “Transparency” of Blockchain Technology first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2020-10-21 23:25 | |
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The report titled, Virtual Assets – Red Flag Indicators of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, outlines several red flags including those arising from irregular transaction patterns, anonymous transactions, arising from senders and receivers and sources of wealth profiles of the crypto users.
2020-9-15 20:51 | |
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The United States Department of Justice just announced that they have taken out a group of financing campaigns that supported the terrorist groups al-Qaeda, Hamas, and ISIS. “The Justice Department today announced the dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns, involving the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, al-Qaeda, and Islamic State of Iraq and the […]
2020-8-14 00:07 | |
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The United States has just revealed a seizure of over $2 million in Bitcoin said to be meant for financing terrorist organizations over social media. Coinciding with the case, the Justice Department issued a deterrent to those that seek to use cryptocurrencies as part of criminal operations.
2020-8-14 00:00 | |
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The Irish government aims to implement stricter and more stringent laws to curb money laundering and terrorism financing in its financial system, including digital assets. In a report first published by Irish Examiner, the Cabinet is set to approve Justice Minister Helen McEntee’s bill, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Amendment Bill 2020, to place more […]
2020-8-11 16:38 | |
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The cryptocurrency scene in Ireland will be stricter in days to come if the country adopts new laws to streamline business operations of digital asset entities to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
2020-8-11 15:07 | |
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The international Financial Action Task Force announced it sees high risks of using stablecoins in money laundering and terrorist financing. FATF calls for stronger industry regulation.
2020-7-12 14:31 | |
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Republicans and Democrats in the Senate Banking Committee are putting preparations in top gear to introduce a bill that would mandate the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to critically study the role of bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in illicit activities such as human and drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorist financing as well as other onlineRead MoreRead More.
2020-7-3 14:00 | |
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Who watches the watchdogs? President Trump reportedly told his Treasury Secretary to go after Bitcoin while the DEA failed to properly oversee crypto investigations.
2020-6-19 19:09 | |
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Canada is now legally recognizing cryptocurrency exchanges and payment processors as Money Service Businesses (MSB). The new regulation, which is the amendments to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act passed in June 2019 was enacted on June 1st, 2020.
2020-6-4 22:03 | |
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On the 30th of April, Stellar and Elliptic formally signed the partnership agreement with Stellar posting the news on their official twitter handle the same day. Elliptic’s main task is helping cryptocurrency firms through its analytics to manage and eliminate risks like terrorist financing, money laundering, and other illegal activities. With this new partnership, Stellar […]
2020-5-1 16:21 | |
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Chainalysis has released their conclusions from a study, that has helped the firm establish that extremist groups are coming up with new ways to help finance their actions. Many of these new ways involve the use of different cryptocurrencies.
2020-1-18 19:48 | |
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According to the US House Financial Services Committee, the nature of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies allows Nazis and domestic terrorists to fund their activities. US officials voice concerns over Bitcoin terrorist financing This Wednesday, a US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing during which its members addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies.
2020-1-17 03:00 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), one of the most important financial regulators in the world, has recently voiced some concerns about Facebook’s Libra project. According to the institution, Libra and other stablecoins could pose several risks if they were to achieve mass adoption, especially when considering money laundering and terrorist financing. Xiamgmin Liu, the […]
2019-10-19 22:34 | |
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Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday.
2019-10-19 22:30 | |
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Coinspeaker ‘There is No Status Quo Option for Libra,’ Says Facebook’s David MarcusThe fear for many authorities is that Facebook's Libra could heavily disrupt the financial system and potentially enable illicit activities like money laundering or terrorist financing.
2019-10-17 12:19 | |
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Although Facebook’s Libra initiative hit a hard stop just before the launch, discussions around restarting the project is one of the hottest topics within the U. S. jurisdiction. As of latest, a senior U.
2019-9-11 01:45 | |
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Neil Walsh, chief of the cybercrime and anti-money laundering arm of the United Nations' department on drugs and crime, has stated that the "anonymizing and pseudo-anonymizing" aspects of cryptocurrencies have made it extremely difficult to combat terrorist financing, money laundering, and cybercrime.
2019-8-31 19:58 | |
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While Bitcoin (BTC) was improving its image as a mainstream means of payment, a new MEMRI report links crypto usage to major terrorist organizations.
2019-8-23 15:28 | |
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In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental agency created to address and reduce international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial threats, released new guidelines for international banks.
2019-8-12 17:19 | |
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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touched upon Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in a Monday press conference, voicing concerns about the misuse of cryptos for money laundering and terrorist financing.
2019-7-16 00:45 | |
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According to a Reuters report published April 26, 2019, the armed offshoot of Hamas group is using complex methods of raising funds via digital currencies, making it difficult for regulators around the world to crack down on terror financing.
2019-4-27 13:01 | |
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is thought to be backing an elaborate scheme entailing the hacking of crypto exchanges. The group alleged to be doing the hacking is called APT 38. It’s considered to be a highly-skilled state-sponsored group of bank hackers that managed to steal $1 billion from banks to fund its nuclear weapons program, according to Wired.
2019-4-3 16:27 | |
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An exhaustive report by the RAND Corporation concludes that cryptocurrency is less than ideal for terrorist organizations. Cash is still king for terrorists, for a variety of reasons, including the liquidity barriers that regulation and legalization of cryptocurrencies are presenting.
2019-4-2 12:05 | |
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Bitcoin price stable and bullish Swedbank says crypto tools of money laundering and terrorist financing Transaction volumes low despite recovering prices Ironically, Swedbank is now restrictive to cryptocurrency transactions because they want to prevent “money laundering and terrorist financing.
2019-3-30 20:17 | |
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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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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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In a bid to curb the activities of bad actors who use cryptocurrencies to facilitate illicit gains such as terrorism financing, Irish authorities are set to approve the Criminal Justice Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Amendment Bill 2019, according to The Irish Times report on January 4, 2018.
2019-1-5 06:00 | |
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De Nederlandsche, the Dutch central bank, is keen to regulate cryptocurrency companies to deter money laundering and terrorist financing. According to December 11, 2018, reports from Dutch Daily newspaper, De Telegraaf, cryptocurrency companies may require a license to continue operating in the near future.
2018-12-13 07:00 | |
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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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While the risk of cryptocurrency being used for money laundering or terrorist financing in the UK may be low, the regulatory body nonetheless asks that the country improve its crypto regulations.
2018-12-12 21:47 | |
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The inclusion of Russia's largest bank in the digital ruble pilot could accelerate the adoption of digital currency, impacting financial systems. The post Russia’s largest bank joins digital ruble pilot program appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
As MiCA regulations impact stablecoins in the EU, questions arise about USDT's compliance and potential market effects. The post Tether grapples with new FUD as MiCA regulations take effect on Dec. 30 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released the final version of its broker rules to digital assets services providers, which includes provisions on requiring DeFi protocols to conduct Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures.
Montenegro approves Do Kwon extradition to the US for charges linked to TerraUSD's collapse, following a Supreme Court ruling. The post Do Kwon to be extradited to US, Montenegro’s justice minister confirms appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Montenegro approves Do Kwon’s extradition to the US over crypto fraud charges, rejecting South Korea’s request for extradition. The post Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Will be Extradited to the United States appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Bitwise's ETF targets firms with over 1,000 BTC, using Bitcoin treasury size over market capitalization for portfolio weighting. The post Bitwise files ETF for firms holding over 1,000 BTC appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The crypto market is ending the year on a strong note as a record $18 billion worth of options contracts are set to expire. Options allow traders to speculate or hedge against price movements. A call option grants the right to buy an asset at a specific price, while a put option provides the right […] The post Record $18 billion in crypto options set for year-end expiry appeared first on CryptoSlate.