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BIS Bulletin Proposes Revamping Crypto AML Measures With Compliance Scores
14.8.2025
The paper, issued by BIS economists, proposes using blockchain as a transaction history to overcome the limitations faced by current AML measures when dealing with decentralized assets, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in order to protect off-ramping institutions. BIS Bulletin Proposes...
Paxos Agrees to $48.5 Million Settlement Over AML Deficiencies Linked to Binance Partnership
8.8.2025
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has reached a $48.5 million settlement with Paxos Trust Company due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and failures in due diligence related to its partnership with Binance. Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced...
AML Bitcoin Founder Sentenced as DOJ Uncovers Lavish Fraud Fueled by Lies
31.7.2025
A high-profile crypto fraud imploded as AML Bitcoin’s founder was sentenced to seven years in prison after duping investors with fake tech, fake deals, and lavish spending. AML Bitcoin Crashes With 7-Year Prison Verdict and No Real Tech Behind It The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...
AML Bitcoin founder gets 7 years in prison for crypto fraud
30.7.2025
Rowland Marcus Andrade was sentenced to seven years in prison for making the cryptocurrency AML Bitcoin, which defrauded investors out of $10 million
New Zealand Wants to Ban Crypto ATMs in Anti-Money Laundering Overhaul
9.7.2025
The government also proposed setting an upper limit of 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,000) for international cash transfers
Feds Drop Deadline Bomb: Victims of AML Bitcoin Scam Have Until June 5
12.5.2025
The FBI is ramping up efforts to track victims of a massive crypto fraud tied to fake AML coins, urging submissions before June 5 for possible restitution. FBI Sets June 5 Deadline for Victims of AML Bitcoin and Crypto Fraud Empire The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau...
Jack Dorsey's Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures
10.4.2025
Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10.Block was fined by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following an investigation...
Jack Dorsey's Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures
10.4.2025
Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10.Block was fined by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following an investigation...
Malta regulator fines OKX crypto exchange $1.2M for past AML breaches
4.4.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is under renewed regulatory scrutiny in Europe after Maltese authorities issued a major fine for violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws.Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) fined Okcoin Europe — OKX’s Europe-based subsidiary...
Australia Cracks Down on Crypto ATMs, Citing Inadequate AML and CTF Measures
1.4.2025
AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial services watchdog, has raised concerns that some crypto ATM providers may lack adequate anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism measures. Task Force Identifies Worrying Trends The Australian financial services industry watchdog, AUSTRAC, has claimed that some...
Crypto and money laundering: What you need to know
18.3.2025
What is crypto money laundering? Crypto money laundering involves concealing illegally obtained funds by funneling them through cryptocurrency transactions to obscure their origin. Criminals may operate offchain but move funds onchain to facilitate...
Crypto CEO Falls: AML Bitcoin’s Founder Faces 30 Years for Fraud and Laundering
16.3.2025
A cryptocurrency CEO has been convicted of wire fraud and money laundering after deceiving investors, raising millions through false claims, and laundering funds for personal luxury purchases. AML Bitcoin Founder Convicted in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case A federal jury in San Francisco...
AML Bitcoin creator convicted of wire fraud, money laundering
13.3.2025
The founder of a cryptocurrency exchange whose namesake was tied to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in a California court.In a March 12 trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, a jury found AML Bitcoin creator Rowland...
AML Bitcoin creator convicted of wire fraud, money laundering
13.3.2025
The founder of a cryptocurrency exchange whose namesake was tied to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in a California court.In a March 12 trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, a jury found AML Bitcoin creator Rowland...
AML Bitcoin Creator Found Guilty In Pump-and-Dump Case Linked to 'Casino Jack'
13.3.2025
A jury in California convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the sale of AML Bitcoin
What are wash trading and money laundering in NFTs?
7.3.2025
Wash trading and money laundering distort NFT markets, creating fake demand and facilitating illicit activities
What are wash trading and money laundering in NFTs?
7.3.2025
Wash trading and money laundering distort NFT markets, creating fake demand and facilitating illicit activities
What are wash trading and money laundering in NFTs?
7.3.2025
Wash trading and money laundering distort NFT markets, creating fake demand and facilitating illicit activities
Bitcoin has ‘more than 50% chance’ of new high by June: Cory Klippsten
7.3.2025
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten tells Cointelegraph that while Bitcoin is in a consolidation phase, he doesn’t see that “stretching into long-term sideways movement.”
Bitcoin has ‘more than 50% chance’ of new high by June: Cory Klippsten
7.3.2025
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten tells Cointelegraph that while Bitcoin is in a consolidation phase, he doesn’t see that “stretching into long-term sideways movement.”