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Will The U.S. Gov’t Expand The Bank Secrecy Act To Include Bitcoin Miners To Fight Money Laundering?
Cryptocurrencies have the potential of revolutionizing the financial world soon. The only problem is that it is widely used for criminality and other illegal acts like drug trade and even human trafficking. дальше »
2019-9-9 21:05
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Malta’s Financial Regulator Promises To Actively Monitor Crypto Firms To Stop Money Laundering
Change is coming to the Crypto Island. The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has recently promised to “actively monitor” all crypto-related companies in the country to stop them from engaging in money laundering. дальше »
2019-9-7 03:16
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Japan’s Most Used Messaging App, LINE, Awarded Crypto Exchange License for BitBox
The provider of the most used messaging app in Japan, LINE, has been awarded a crypto exchange lincense by the Japanese government. According to CoinDesk, the company which boasts of about 80 million users per month will now be able to provide crypto exchange services to its clients. The crypto trading platform will referred as […] дальше »
2019-9-7 02:02
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Overstock’s CEO Departure Has Nothing To Do With Regulatory Issues Regarding SEC and ICO
The ex-CEO of Overstock, Patrick Byrne, has recently decided to leave the company. This happened a while ago, though, so you probably know about that. It was recently revealed, however, that his decision had nothing to do with the ongoing investigation that the U. дальше »
2019-9-6 18:51
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Hyperion Technologies Buys Off Vanbex Despite Criminal Investigations Into Its $22 Million ICO
Canadian-based blockchain firm, Vanbex has confirmed selling its IP to Hyperion Technologies, a Canadian crypto brokerage firm, CoinDesk reports. According to Lisa Cheng, Vanbex co-founder, the buy off means that the products, as well as business models under Vanbex, will continue to operate under Hyperion Technologies. дальше »
2019-9-6 21:49
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IMF Chief, ECB President Candidate Advocates for Crypto Regulation Transparency
The chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has recently affirmed that central banks should find the balance between protecting the customers and being open to innovation. She specifically cited cryptocurrencies as some of the innovations that the regulators should be more open to. According to her, the banks have to be more […] дальше »
2019-9-4 21:50
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2020 Deadline for Cryptocurrency Firms Operating in Netherlands to Register with the Central Bank
Dutch cryptocurrency will be required to register and comply with the rules set by the De Nederlandsche Bank according to an official announcement from the financial authority. By January 10 2020, every cryptocurrency firm operating in Netherlands should be registered by the central bank. дальше »
2019-9-4 18:00
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Dutch Central Bank Orders Crypto “vulnerable to financial crime” Companies to Register
De Nederlandsche Bank to regulate crypto companies starting from January 10, 2020 The move came under the fifth European anti-money laundering directive De Nederlandsche Bank would begin regulating companies that offer cryptocurrency services, starting from January 10, 2020, announced the Dutch central bank on Tuesday. дальше »
2019-9-3 18:59
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Washington-based Advisory Firm Urges The US Congress To Regulate Crypto
Washnington based advisory firm, Financial Integrity Network (FIN) has requested the U.S. Congress to to set up a system-wide governance for virtual asset service providers (VASPs). David Murray, FIN’s vice president for product development and services has said: “Some VASPs are currently regulated as money transmitters under the BSA. Others are not regulated at all. […] дальше »
2019-9-3 18:23
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Bitqyck Crypto Exchange Settles with SEC on Charges About Committing Token Sale Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently announced that it would settle the charges related to Bitqyck, a cryptocurrency token issuer which was accused of being a fraud. The two founders of the company, Sam Mendez and Bruce Bise, raised $13 million USD selling the tokens of their company to over 13,000 investors. […] дальше »
2019-8-30 22:11
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Political ICO: BITPAC Set To Conduct An ICO To Support US Congress Candidates
BitPAC, a member of the United States Political Action Committee, is set to hold an ICO to support candidates for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress. According to CoinDesk, founder and head of BitPAC Dan Backer said the group is going to conduct cryptocurrency crowdfunding to support candidates for the […] дальше »
2019-8-29 01:01
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SEC Chair on Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Project: Innovation Won’t Trump Securities Laws
Facebook is still trying to carve the path for the launch of its new Libra token, but there are a lot of people in its way. The chairman of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton is one of these people. дальше »
2019-8-28 20:17
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German-based Bank, WEG Bank, Gets Crypto Custody License in Estonia
German based WEG Bank has received its cryptocurrency trading and custody license from Estonia. The bank – which has courted a number of cryptocurrency projects – becomes the latest financial institution to have a regulated crypto trading desk. дальше »
2019-8-26 19:49
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Guilty as Charged? $25 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Scam for Peddling Methamphetamines
A man in Los Angeles pleaded guilty to running a multi-million Ponzi scheme involving the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The guy in question accepted that he was selling methamphetamine and was also involved in the laundering of BTC worth $25 million. дальше »
2019-8-26 19:35
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Swiss Financial Regulator Grants Very-First Crypto Banking Licenses to SEBA and Sygnum
In a move that is first in the crypto market, the Swiss financial regulator has awarded the banking and securities dealer licenses to two new “crypto banks.” Two pure-play blockchain service providers Zurich registered Sygnum and Zug registered SEBA are now cleared to offer services to institutional and professional customers. FINMA, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory […] дальше »
2019-8-26 19:06
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UK Hacker Hands Over More Than $1 Million Worth Of Bitcoin To The Cops
A hacker from Kent, England that carried out cyber-attacks on more than 100 companies worldwide has handed over more than a million USD worth of Bitcoin, following a lengthy police investigation. Grant West, 27 of Ashcroft Caravan Park, made most of his money through phishing scams targeting individuals and companies all over the world since […] дальше »
2019-8-26 18:55
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SEC Of Thailand Warns Crypto Investors About Latest Scam Using Non-Authorized Exchanges
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission‘s (SEC), the financial watchdogs of the country have warned the citizens about a new form of investing scam. I this scam, a false entity who is pretending to be a regulated legal digital currency trading firm accosts traders into investing with it. Lt Co Woranan Silam who is a […] дальше »
2019-8-26 16:41
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Multi-level Marketing Promoter of Bitcoin Funding Team and My7Network Will Settle With FTC
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to settle the charges it filed in 2018 against a pyramid scheme that involved 4 individuals. As part of the settlement, the promoters of recruitment-based cryptocurrency schemes are permanently banned from operating or participating in any multi-level marketing program. Additionally, they are supposed to pay a […] дальше »
2019-8-25 18:05
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Hacker From Australia To Be Tried For Her Role In Stealing $450,000 XRP In 2018
Katherine Nguyen, an Australian has admitted her guilt of being complacent in stealing thousands of XRP tokens. The attack was carried out in January 2019 and a total of 100,000 XRP was stolen worth about $450,000. дальше »
2019-8-24 18:13
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“Living Room of Satoshi” Becomes the First Company to Obtain Australian Financial Services License
The cryptocurrency payments gateway, Living Room of Satoshi has been granted the very first Australian Financial Services License. Huge news! We've been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) – the first Bitcoin company in Australia to do this! https://t. дальше »
2019-8-24 17:39
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Canadian Citizens Charged by the US Government for Stealing Over 23 Bitcoin from Oregon Women
US watchdogs have got hold of two Canadians for a betrayal of $233,220 worth BTC with a fake HitBTC twitter account. Scammers Pretended to be Customer Service Reps of HitBTC Two citizens of surrey, a city of British Colombia, ostensibly stole 23. дальше »
2019-8-24 23:22
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Bitpoint Japan Sued By Its Taiwanese Subsidiary Bitpoint Taiwan For Overbilling
Bitpoint Taiwan is suing its parent exchange for 1 billion yen ($9.4 million) damages in what it claims was overbilling by the parent exchange following a hack. Cointelegraph reports that Bitpoint Taiwan found out that the amount of funds it got from its local customers were less by 500 million yen ($4.7 million) as a […] дальше »
2019-8-23 21:56
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US Treasury Blacklists BTC and LTC Wallet Addresses Said To Be Owned by 3 Chinese Drug Kingpins
The government of the United States, via the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has decided to blacklist three crypto addresses this week. According to the institution, the owners of these crypto addresses were guilty of money laundering and drug smuggling. дальше »
2019-8-22 01:15
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Indian Supreme Court To Central Bank: You Have Two Weeks To Explain Bitcoin Ban
India’s top-most court has given the country’s central bank two weeks to justify its decision to ban crypto business in the country. #Crypto v. #RBI Hearing of Crypto case has resumed. Mr. Shyam Divan, Ld. дальше »
2019-8-22 21:42
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SEC Approves Blockchain Based Digital Securities Platform Securitize As A Registered Transfer Agent
A new blockchain startup called Securitize has been recently approved as a transfer agent by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This means that the company will now be able to act as an official keeper for records involving ownership changes in securities. дальше »
2019-8-22 21:13
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New Jersey Regulator Offers License to Singapore Crypto Exchange, Everex
Everex firm is now licensed to operate in the U.S after obtaining a legal permit from a New Jersey based regulator. Despite the regulation standstill across U.S regulators that has crippled the cryptocurrency industry in the country, Everex became the latest crypto firm to obtain a full Money Transmitter license from a New Jersey regulator. The […] дальше »
2019-8-21 19:20
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ICO Ratings Initial Coin Offering Ranking Service Receives Cease and Desist Letter From The SEC
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently decided to emit a cease and desist order against ICO Rating, which is a company focused on researching about the crypto market and rating the best investments. дальше »
2019-8-21 00:15
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Dark Market Seller Convicted Of Selling Drugs by DoJ, To Forfeit Millions In Ill-Gotten Crypto Profits
California resident Sky Justin Gornik has been convicted of selling drugs for cryptocurrencies in darknet markets. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, the man aged 39 pleaded guilty to using the Alpha Bay, Trade Route, Abraxas, Evolution, Outlaw Market, and Dream Market trading floors to trade fentanyl, carfentanil, ketamine, oxycodone, amphetamine, […] дальше »
2019-8-21 21:24
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British Columbia Supreme Court Judge Denies Plea In Vanbex and FUEL Token Fraud Case
Earlier this year BitcoinExchangeGuide had reported a story about Lisa Angela Cheng and Kevin Patrick Hobbs having been accused of conducting a fraudulent Initial Coin Offering (ICO) based on deceit and false statements. дальше »
2019-8-20 19:00
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New York Times Says Cyber Criminals Are Using Bitcoin to Get Around Sanctions
Bitcoin is not an anonymous asset and can be tracked. A promotional video from Hamas encourages individuals to donate to their cause with Bitcoin. The traditional finance market has been worried about a few of Bitcoin’s attributes, but proponents have largely focused on the blockchain’s lack of anonymity as a reason that criminals would be […] дальше »
2019-8-20 23:35
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Philippines Central Bank Approves Two New Cryptocurrency Exchanges; Atomtrans and Telcoin
The Central Bank of the Philippines has recently decided to allow two new companies to operate as cryptocurrency exchanges within its boundaries. Now, Telcoin Corpl and Atomtrans Tech Corp will both be able to offer its services in the country. дальше »
2019-8-20 23:00
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Luxembourg Financial Firm, Black Manta Capital, Receives BaFin License For STO
Black Manta Capital Partners, a financial company based in Luxembourg, has recently received the license from the German regulator BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority). With the license, the company will now be able to start offering Security Token Offering (STO). дальше »
2019-8-20 22:24
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Oracle Software Giant Sues Crypto Startup ‘CryptoOracle’ For Trademark Breach
The practice of adding popular brand names to the name of a startup is a method used to attract clients to a business. The blockchain industry has seen this practice several times over with startups adding popular words such as Bitcoin and Blockchain to their names in a bid to lure customers. Some startups even […] дальше »
2019-8-17 19:27
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FinCEN Director Asks Casinos To Follow The Agency’s Guidelines For Suspicious Crypto Activities
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. дальше »
2019-8-17 18:26
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Australian Tax Office Determines Retirement Portfolios Fully Backed By Crypto Are Illegal
The Australian Tax Office has recently declared that any kind of self-managed fund that is backed only by crypto is breaking the law. Despite what it may look like, this is not a change or a new approach. дальше »
2019-8-17 16:56
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No More “Warning” from IRS to Crypto Taxpayers
Crypto investors receiving new letters from the IRS Anytime a mismatch is detected between the trading profit & losses reported by the taxpayer & info received from third party, letters are sent Internal Revenue Service (IRX) is not going to rest until it has wrung every single dollar that a crypto owner needs to pay […] дальше »
2019-8-16 20:22
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Hong Kong Crypto Investors Are Paying More For Bitcoin Amid Political Protests
As you may know, the political situation in Hong Kong is pretty unstable right now. This is also affecting the market. During these times of political uncertainty, traders using the P2P platform LocalBitcoins are paying around $300 USD more to buy a single Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-8-15 22:06
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SimplyVital Health and Its HLTH Blockchain Token ICO Worth Over $6.3 Million Settles with SEC
SimplyVital Health, a company that held an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in 2017 and was able to get $6. 3 million USD worth of Ethereum (ETH), was recently charged by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). дальше »
2019-8-15 21:47
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Securities And Exchange Commission To Probe ICO Scam, Veritaseum, Once Valued At $950 Million
The U.S Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Veritaseum founder, Reginald Middleton, for defrauding investors during the ICO launch of VERI tokens in April to May 2017. In a post released by research firm, Hindenburg Research, the commission will further charge two companies – New York registered, Veritaseum Inc. and Delaware registered, Veritaseum […] дальше »
2019-8-13 18:21
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SEC Delays The Decision Again For 3 Bitcoin ETFs (Bitwise, VanEck/SolidX and Wilshire Phoenix)
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided for the delay on the decision about three different Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These were the most recent ETFs, the ones filed by VanEck and SolidX, Bitwise Asset Management and Willshire Phoenix. дальше »
2019-8-13 00:23
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SEC’s Hester Peirce Talks To The Crypto Community About Legislation: “It’s Still A Slow Process”
Can we ever get enough of Crypto Mom and SEC Commissioner, Hester Pierce? Probably not. As one of the most crypto-vocal lawyers in the commission, Pierce is once again calling for swift formation and implementation of regulation to govern the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »
2019-8-10 19:33
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Bitcoin Investor Files Class Action Lawsuit Worth $22.5M Against Israeli Bank
As per an all-new report released by a media outlet called BlockTV yesterday, an investor (whose identity is not known at this time) has issued a lawsuit against Israeli bank Hapoalim (worth approximately $22. дальше »
2019-8-10 18:22
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Nearly 15 Governments to Cooperate in Creating a Worldwide Crypto Monitoring System To Fight Money Laundering
Governments of about 15 countries seek to establish a new system of cooperation that would enable them to collect and share with each other personal information on people who transact in cryptocurrencies, Nikkei Asian Review reports. дальше »
2019-8-9 20:50
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Crypto Asset Activities Fall Under Rhode Island’s Money Transmission Laws
Rhode Island has been putting effort towards clearing defining the regulatory framework of cryptocurrencies. The main question that has since stumped the U.S. state in New England is whether the virtual asset can be classified as money or some monetary value that falls under their transmitter laws. Since the passing of Bill 5847 in July […] дальше »
2019-8-9 20:18
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Eike Batista, Once Brazil’s Richest Man, Accused of Money Laundering Using Cryptocurrencies
Operation Midas takes off nabbing former billionaire, Eike Batista, for money laundering using Bitcoin trading. Once Brazil’s richest man, the fall from grace is remarkable for the former billionaire, Eike Batista, who is once again temporarily arrested – this time for suspicion of money laundering and manipulation of capital markets. According to Fohla de Paulo, […] дальше »
2019-8-9 19:17
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Regulators Target Bitcoin Trader Craigslist Crypto Scam for Guaranteeing 900% ROI Scheme
Officials from the Texas State Securities Board made a move against a misleading crypto ad on Craigslist. They filed a cease and desist order against the promoter to take the ad down. This was the fourth time that the division has had to deal with a situation like this since the beginning of its latest […] дальше »
2019-8-9 16:58
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Australian Authorities Charge Exmount Holdings Group Members for $1.8 Million Crypto Scam
The law enforcement of Australia has recently charged five people for a cryptocurrency-related scam that involved $2. 7 million AUD ($1. 8 million USD). The investigation, which was made by the cybercrime division of the country, discovered that the criminals fooled over 100 investors. дальше »
2019-8-9 22:37
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Czech Republic To Enforce Crypto Regulations Deemed Harsher Than The Ones Issued by the EU
While some countries are friendly to Bitcoin, others seem to hate it. Unfortunately, the Czech Republic is far from one of the friendliest countries with crypto. According to recent reports, the country is about to enforce regulations on the crypto industry which are deemed to be even harsher than the ones required by the European […] дальше »
2019-8-9 22:09
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New Jersey Securities Regulator Issues Stop Orders For Two Illegal ICOs, Zoptax and UNOcall
The Bureau of Security of New Jersey has recently informed local investors that it has taken action against two Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) based in the state, with the cooperation from the Administrators Association (NASAA). дальше »
2019-8-8 17:35
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33 Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Raided By Malaysian Authorities
No crypto mining is more profitable than the one made with electricity you didn’t pay for. Recently, Malaysian authorities raided the crypto mining farms of people who believed that they would be able to get high profits by stealing electric energy. дальше »
2019-8-8 17:20
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