U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would have a direct impact on the categorization and regulation of bitcoin miners, wallets and nodes.Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan) have introduced the “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2022,” a bill which would have sweeping impacts on the...
The crypto space is not just extremely full of surprises. It is also fraught with pitfalls and is hard to navigate and understand most of the time. Even when some entities think they're not doing anything against the law, they sometimes end up doing so. One wrong move and they end up being getting sued and asked to cough up millions to compensate...
Treasury’s Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have set charges against the Bittrex crypto exchange for violating anti-money laundering rules and the other U.S. sanction programs. Washington-based crypto exchange agreed to pay two fines of $29 million and $24 million to OFAC and FinCEN, respectively. Cryptocurrency growing issues like money laundering and other crime-related funds transfers have become the...
Huobi said July 5 that its subsidiary HBIT received a license from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Bureau's (FinCEN) Money Services Business Registration (MSB) to operate in the country. The license provides a good foundation for the exchange's digital currency-related businesses in the U.S., according to the press...
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Huobi on Tuesday said its subsidiary HBIT Inc. has received the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Bureau's (FinCEN) Money Services Business Registration (MSB) license. The company will establish digital currency-related business in the U.S. as part of the strategic goals of globalization and compliance. Huobi Receives the FinCEN's MSB License Wu Blockchain The post Breaking: Huobi To Grow U.S. Presence...
The FinCEN, an agency of the US treasury department, has informed all financial institutions that Russia may likely consider using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions associated with its military activities in Ukraine. The current director of FinCEN, Him Das, explained that proactive reporting of wary actions is part of the United States’ efforts to support Ukraine in the ongoing war. On Monday, the FinCEN...
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Dan Berkovitz, one of the commissioners serving with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been named as the incoming General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the latest press release published by the SEC, Berkovitz’s term will commence on November 1, and he will succeed John Coates in The post Just In: CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz...
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe and COO Jeff Horowitz talk about one of the hottest topics facing the crypto industry today: regulation. They discuss… what BitGo does why Jeff left his successful TradFi career to go crypto...
Seychelles based cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives trading platform, BitMEX has inked a settlement with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as announced by the firm on Tuesday. The settlement also covers charges levied against the firm by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The deal comes off as a standalone settlement that absolves only The post Breaking: BitMEX Inked a Multi-Million Dollar...
The U.S. FinCEN has hired Michele Korver, previously in the DOJ Digital Currency Council, as the first-ever Chief Digital Currency Advisor.The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that Michele Korver, previously in the U.S. Department of Justice’s...
In selecting a former blockchain analysis executive to lead the agency, FinCEN has signaled that it wants to increase Bitcoin regulations.Michael Mosier, who led blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis as its chief technology officer from June 2019 to February 2020, has been selected as the incoming acting...
FinCEN has hired the former CTO of Chainalysis to be its acting director. The move indicates that the agency is adding more talent to focus on the burgeoning crypto sector. Chainalysis Chief Joins FinCEN The U.S. government's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (...
Dave Jevans, CEO of Cipher Trace, talks about what the new draft guidance from the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) means for DeFi, NFTs, and crypto in general. In this show, he breaks down: the six main areas the draft guidance covers, including the expansion of KYC regulatory standards into DeFi (1:07)...
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FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule.
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