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Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges
13.5.2024
If the Justice Dept. prevails in the case against the cryptocurrency mixer, internet service providers and the post office may also be liable to transmitter requirements, they said
Digitex Founder Pleads Guilty to Failure in Anti-Money Laundering Program Implementation
8.5.2024
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said Todd pleaded guilty to “willfully causing” Digitex to violate the Bank Secrecy Act.
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Ex-Digitex Futures Exchange CEO pleads guilty to violating Bank Secrecy Act
7.5.2024
U.S. authorities indicted former Digitex CEO Adam Todd in February for failure to implement and maintain an effective Anti-Money Laundering program at the exchange
Binance.US Appoints Former NY Fed Compliance Chief Grant Martin To Board Amidst Crypto Regulation Crackdown
16.4.2024
Grant Martin, the former Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is joining the board of Binance.US., the crypto exchange announced in a Tuesday blog post. News of Martin's appointment follows just months after former global Binance CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao...
Crypto Exchange Kucoin and Founders Charged With Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
26.3.2024
The Southern District of New York has announced charges against the global cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin and its founders for major violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws. Kucoin Faces Legal Firestorm for Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Failures Damian Williams, the United States Attorney...
Digitex CEO Charged for Illegally Operating Crypto Futures
14.2.2024
Digitex crypto futures exchange CEO Adam Colin Todd willfully failed to include adequate anti-money-laundering (AML) program, Florida federal court alleged. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement Tuesday that the offender “willfully caused Digitex Futures...
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
12.12.2023
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress
Former Binance CEO CZ Released on $175 Million Bond, Sentencing Hearing Set for February 2024
22.11.2023
Source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper The founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has been released on a $175 million personal recognizance bond. This follows his guilty plea to charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act. A plea made during a court appearance where federal...
DOJ Holds Press Conference on Binance, “CZ” Announces New CEO
21.11.2023
Founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, announced his replacement today as the Department of Justice held a press conference announcing significant cryptocurrency enforcement actions against his company. Binance makes a “complete exit” Zhao has pleaded guilty to “willfully...
Binance charges prove 'following the rules' was the right decision: Coinbase CEO
21.11.2023
Brian Armstrong reflected on the announcement of criminal charges against Binance, stating that Coinbase’s decision to get licenses was correct
Coin Center Criticizes Bank Secrecy Act, Demands Regulation
17.11.2023
Coin Center, the leading non-profit dedicated to research surrounding cryptocurrencies, calls the Bank Secrecy Act too “broad” for its own good, according to their most recent report. “Riddled with sweeping powers and expansive terms” Published earlier this month, the report (appropriately titled...
Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill
13.10.2023
The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and others to push for a law targeting...
CTFC cracks down on DeFi protocols Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex
8.9.2023
The commodities regulator handed out fines of $250,000, $200,000, and $100,000 respectively to the three firms in addition to cease and desist orders
Tornado Cash indictment fails to show 'clear violation' of certain laws: Coin Center
24.8.2023
Coin Center research director Peter Van Valkenburgh argued that crypto mixer Tornado Cash is an anonymizing software provider, not a money transmitter
CATO Institute: CBDC the ‘Single Largest Assault to Financial Privacy Since Creation of Bank Secrecy Act’
9.4.2023
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may turn out to be the “single largest assault to financial privacy since the creation of the Bank Secrecy Act,” a policy analysis document released by CATO Institute has said. To stop the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury from threatening...
Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act
25.1.2023
Report: Confirmation of Silvergate’s $8 Billion Deposit Plunge Sees Stock Price Drop by More Than 40%
6.1.2023
The price of the crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital’s shares fell by over 40% after it reported a more than $8 billion drop in customer deposits. The share price plunge came just days after U.S. prosecutors reportedly seized collapsed crypto exchange FTX’s accounts held at the bank....
Silvergate CEO calls out 'short sellers' spreading misinformation
6.12.2022
In the statement, Lane also took the opportunity to "set the record straight” about its investment relationship with FTX and the firm's “robust risk management approach.”
Report: US Department of Justice Files $60 Million Lawsuit Against Bitcoin Mixer Operator
25.10.2022
The United States Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit to recover $60 million that was imposed on Larry Harmon, the operator of a bitcoin mixing service targeted by U.S. law enforcement in 2020. According to U.S. authorities, Harmon had operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business....
BitMEX former executive pleads guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act
9.8.2022
Gregory Dwyer becomes the last one from the exchange’s management to enter a plea