2023-4-14 20:12 |
The treaty’s current draft language would require crypto companies to implement intrusive mass surveillance systems, turning over financial information to governments automatically, say Marta Belcher and Kurt Opsahl of the Filecoin Foundation. origin »
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Eventus, a provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has chosen the firm’s Validus platform to provide market abuse monitoring on the exchange.
2023-1-24 17:29 | |
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The FSC in South Korea will monitor crypto whales with more than 100M won in assets. It seeks to prevent any money laundering or illicit activity. The post Crypto Whales in South Korea to Come Under Surveillance to Prevent Money Laundering appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-10-24 11:23 | |
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The biggest news in the cryptosphere for October 10 includes Google’s new partnership with Coinbase to start accepting crypto payments, Bittrex’s $30 million fine for violating federal sanctions, and the SEC’s rejection of WisdomTree’s Spot Bitcoin ETF for not having enough surveillance.
2022-10-12 00:02 | |
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The EC is ramping up its crypto surveillance efforts with decentralized finance (DeFi) as the primary target for a new “embedded supervision” project. The post Will DeFi Monitoring in the EU Cause an Industry Boost or Roadblock? appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-10-11 07:15 | |
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From ubiquitous surveillance to negative interest rates, crypto is giving dictators and global corporate leaders new ways to intimidate, oppress and subjugate humanity.
2022-9-13 23:35 | |
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According to Bloomberg report, Singapore is tightening up its surveillance of cryptocurrency-related businesses. The country is adopting these measures in light of the upcoming legislative reforms.
2022-8-27 22:30 | |
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce says the crypto sector is “too small” as it is to impact the broader financial system. In an interview with Bloomberg Surveillance on Thursday, the crypto-friendly SEC official also explained that regulators cannot decide on a regulatory approach just “based on price.
2022-7-29 23:41 | |
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Liberty City Ventures led the round for the market surveillance and risk monitoring startup, which has several ex-regulators as backers or advisors.
2022-5-12 20:43 | |
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Global crypto exchange FTX. COM (FTX/USD) and Eventus, a leading provider of market risk and multi-asset class trade surveillance solutions, have entered into a groundbreaking partnership. Under their agreement, Eventus’ Validus platform will be deployed for trade surveillance and risk monitoring on all FTX markets worldwide, Invezz learned from a press release.
2022-4-26 15:41 | |
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The Binance crypto exchange has tapped regulators from the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as it looks to further its global compliance efforts.
2022-4-22 19:16 | |
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Leading crypto exchange Coinbase has asked for support as it attempts to stop an upscale in surveillance and a potentially harmful change in regulation for Europe-based users. In a vote expected to take place on Thursday, March 31, the EU parliament will approve or denied a change to their Transfer of Funds Regulation. Related Reading […]
2022-3-29 21:00 | |
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Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau invoked a country-wide Emergency Act against the Ottawa trucker convoy. The Emergency Act criminalizes many things, among them; financing the protestors. To enforce the rule, the government has full authority to freeze bank and crypto trading accounts suspected of aiding the truckers.
2022-2-22 05:00 | |
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Plans to include crypto in enhanced surveillance by the Canadian government have the unintended knock-on effect of fuelling “unstoppable money.”
2022-2-15 12:44 | |
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Eventus Systems, a provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that Bitbuy, a Canadian-based cryptocurrency trading platform (recently approved as a regulated marketplace) will be using the Eventus Validus platform to meet all of its trade surveillance needs.
2022-1-27 13:11 | |
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The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa is planning to unveil a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies next year to protect the users. The framework will be designed in coordination with peers like the financial surveillance board and the prudential authority.
2021-12-11 17:05 | |
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Global RADAR, a leader in client onboarding, customer due diligence, sanctions screening and transaction surveillance has announced that they will now be accepting payment in...
2021-12-10 09:26 | |
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The data storage specialists at Opacity are proud to announce a new partnership with Rubic to cut down on costly cryptocurrency fees. With the new partnership between Opacity and Rubic, users who are concerned about privacy and digital security finally have the weapons to fight back against the surveillance state.
2021-9-15 11:52 | |
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Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium
2021-9-15 02:43 | |
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The visceral pushback to Sen. Rob Portman's reporting requirements isn't about avoiding taxes – it's about protecting digital liberties.
2021-8-24 00:00 | |
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Chinese "crypto dad" and ex PBoC director Yao Qian insists digital yuan is not a surveillance tool for the government.
2021-6-1 12:33 | |
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CryptoNinjas » Modulus’ crypto exchange enhancement to eliminate money laundering in P2P transfers This morning, Modulus, a US-based developer of ultra-high-performance trading and surveillance technology that powers global equities, derivatives, and digital asset exchanges, announced that it has released its new P2P Internal Transfers System, allowing traders to transfer funds to one another while actively cracking down on attempts at money laundering.
2021-5-5 21:13 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released updated draft crypto guidelines. A review of the changes highlights recommendations to increase the mass surveillance of users. The greatest fear of regulatory overreach is that it will stifle innovation and deter privacy-conscious investors from participating.
2021-3-24 15:00 | |
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Proposals requiring crypto companies to report transactions amount to "mass surveillance" and flout the Fourth Amendment.
2021-1-14 22:55 | |
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) raised concerns about the strengthening financial surveillance through the proposed crypto regulations announced by the U. S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
2020-12-24 13:15 | |
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Solidus Labs believes its new surveillance tool can help regulators maintain confidence in crypto markets, potentially leading to the approval of a bitcoin ETF.
2020-11-19 11:10 | |
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BitMEX, one of Bitcoin's top crypto exchanges, has partnered with the blockchain compliance centered firm Eventus Systems to make its platform AML compliant. Eventus Systems would also help in trade surveillance and risk management.
2020-11-16 15:57 | |
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The blockchain intelligence and surveillance company Chainalysis revealed the launch of a new program that aims to help governments and insolvency practitioners sell seized cryptocurrencies. The news follows the recent U.
2020-11-14 02:30 | |
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BitMEX has announced a trade surveillance and anti-money laundering (AML) partnership with Eventus Systems. The announcement comes as the crypto exchange battles with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on charges of running an unregistered trading platform and violating AML and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations.
2020-11-12 18:08 | |
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Eventus Systems, a trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, announced today that Gemini, a popular cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has selected Eventus’ Validus platform for the exchange’s new trade surveillance solution.
2020-8-19 15:52 | |
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Global Bitcoin (BTC) peer-to-peer exchange, LocalBitcoins announces its partnership with Elliptic, a crypto surveillance company, to further compliance on the site. An announcement from the Finland-based company confirms the addition of two Elliptic Solutions to prevent illicit crypto from transacting on the platform, namely, the Navigator risk analysis tool and Lens wallet screener. “By choosing […]
2020-7-28 18:49 | |
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Elliptic's tracing software bolsters the peer-to-peer exchange's anti-money laundering safeguards.
2020-7-28 10:00 | |
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On June 24, the block explorer and blockchain data platform, Blockchair, announced the launch of a new privacy tool called the “Privacy-o-meter. ” According to Blockchair, the new service combats blockchain surveillance companies by highlighting privacy issues for crypto transactions.
2020-6-30 23:20 | |
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Government surveillance may be more rampant in the crypto space than most users realize, says a source familiar with ongoing tactics.
2020-6-15 19:00 | |
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ConsenSys launched an Ethereum surveillance service to identify criminal activity, money laundering, and fraud. But this won’t harm people’s privacy, supposedly. How It Works Codefi Compliance allows users to analyze... The post ConsenSys Launched an Ethereum Surveillance Service to Detect Criminal Activity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-10 02:01 | |
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Chinese Police freeze crypto over the counter traders (OTC) accounts to investigate a possible incident of money laundering stains on some of the digital assets on exchanges. The abrupt halt in China’s biggest fiat on- and off- ramp gives sets in surveillance by the relevant law enforcement officers with locked users’ accounts needing an “approval […]
2020-6-9 19:02 | |
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Coinbase Analytics vaults the massive crypto exchange into a crowded field of blockchain tracing companies all vying for millions of federal dollars.
2020-6-6 01:10 | |
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Privacy campaigners and civil rights groups have been rightly flagging their concerns about state surveillance resulting from coronavirus “track-and-trace” endeavors. The U.K. now appears to be stepping up its efforts... The post Controversial AI Firm Awarded $500,000 Contract for Coronavirus Tracing appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-6-3 08:36 | |
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Blockchain analysis is "a euphemism" for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic's Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday.
2020-6-2 04:58 | |
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During the last few years, blockchain surveillance has increased a great deal and in the early days around 2013-14, there were only a handful of firms. Now there are more than 20 blockchain analysis companies that monitor addresses, transactions, and making sure addresses are AML/CFT compliant as well.
2020-5-16 05:10 | |
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On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting service allegedly tied to North Korea, and how Iran-based exchanges are bypassing OFAC sanctions […] The post 3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-5-7 01:05 | |
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Weiss Crypto Ratings agency believes that amid the COVID-19 spread, privacy coins can help users benefit and protect themselves as governments are enforcing surveillance
2020-4-3 20:00 | |
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One of the largest digital currency exchanges, Bitfinex, has made on Tuesday the announcement that it’s going to deploy a proprietary surveillance tool that can combat all the abuse happening in the crypto trading market.
2020-3-24 20:15 | |
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The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry.
2020-3-18 19:00 | |
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Modulus, a US-based developer of high-performance trading and surveillance technology for global equities, derivatives, and digital asset exchanges, today announced that it has had great success in accepting blockchain payments in bitcoin (BTC) from clients for services rendered in the licensing and servicing of its proprietary white-label digital asset exchange.
2020-3-18 02:57 | |
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In an era of increasing economic uncertainty, surveillance, specialized cybercrime and hacking, knowing how to hide bitcoin safely has become a paramount concern for crypto holders. Whether it’s by way of taking wise opsec measures, utilizing noncustodial tools, leveraging a DEX, or even storing seed phrases in your brain, there’s no shortage of measures that […] The post How to Hide Your Bitcoin – Opsec, Anonymity, Cold Storage, Brainwallet, Dexes and Non-Custodials appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-2-26 11:45 | |
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European-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, Coin Field, partnered with blockchain analysis startup, Chainalysis, to integrate the Chainalysis Know-Your-Customer (KYT) surveillance tool to monitor crypto transactions.
2020-2-22 22:00 | |
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The Swiss financial market surveillance agency proposed stricter cryptocurrency anti-money laundering (AML) rules.
2020-2-11 02:23 | |
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On January 17, the UK tax agency Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published a job opportunity for a private contractor to design a cryptocurrency blockchain analysis tool. According to the listing, the contract is for one year and HMRC will pay the contractor $100,000 for software that can “identify and cluster crypto asset transactions.
2020-1-22 22:10 | |
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A handful of former prosecutors and compliance professionals staged a protest in front of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with Swiss-based blockchain technology powerhouse the DFINITY Foundation to enhance financial inclusion for MSMEs. UNDP announced the partnership in a press release on July 3, noting that the DFINITY Foundation will leverage…
A recent United Nations report highlights North Korea’s significant role in cyberattacks, particularly targeting crypto firms amid sanctions enforcement and nuclear concerns. The United Nations Security Council has released a new report, indicating North Korea‘s escalating involvement in cyberattacks, which…
HBAR Foundation in a collaboration with the United Nations, Envision Blockchain and Swirlds Labs unveiled a new digitization platform for carbon markets. According to a press release on Monday, Dec.
The United Nations Development Programme has partnered with Algorand Foundation to provide its staff with blockchain knowledge and insights. In a press release on Nov. 30, 2023 the Algorand Foundation has announced the launch of a blockchain academy to bolster…
UN scientists evaluated the activities of 76 Bitcoin mining nations during the 2020–2021 period and found that the global BTC mining network consumed 173.42 TW/hs of electricity.
The information will be sent to the Internal Revenue Service in early November.