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FBI issues strict warning to Crypto Money Transmitters
26.4.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has advised U.S. citizens to utilize only cryptocurrency money services that adhere to current KYC and AML regulations. The American investigation agency has unambiguously conducted law enforcement actions against unlicensed crypto money services in accordance...
FBI Warns Americans Against Using Unregistered Crypto Money Transmitters
26.4.2024
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to Americans regarding the use of cryptocurrency money-transmitting services that are not registered as Money Services Businesses (MSBs).
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FBI warning against crypto money transmitters ‘appears’ to be aimed at mixers
26.4.2024
A recent FBI announcement urging Americans not to use unlicensed money-transmitting services misses “a great deal of nuance” about how crypto services operate, says Piper Alderman Partner Michael Bacina
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
25.4.2024
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Affirm Blockchain Developers and Non-Custodial Services Are Not Money Transmitters
27.3.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act to ensure that developers and non-custodial service providers in the crypto space are not considered money transmitters and are not subject to the same level of regulation as custodial cryptocurrency exchanges. “The longer...
Hawaii to Let More Crypto Companies Join Regulatory Sandbox
25.1.2021
Hawaii's Digital Currency Innovation Lab is accepting a second round of applications through Feb. 26
Us Federal Court Ruling — Bitcoin Is a Form of Money
25.7.2020
A US Federal Court said Friday that bitcoin is a form of money covered under the Washington D.C., Money Transmitters Act (MTA). The court made this conclusion as it denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against Larry Dean Harmon, the operator of an underground bitcoin trading platform....
FinCEN: Stablecoin Issuers Are Money Transmitters, No Matter What
19.11.2019
“Just because you say you are a banana doesn’t make you a banana,” said Director Blanco
Rhode Island Will Regulate Crypto Under Money Transmitter Laws
8.8.2019
The latest in a patchwork of state regulations, Rhode Island pens formal legislation regarding cryptocurrencies and money transmission
Bitcoin Cash Privacy Has Improved in Leaps and Bounds
27.5.2019
Over the last few years, privacy has become of great importance to digital asset enthusiasts as law enforcement has cracked down on money transmitters, seized coin shuffling services, and blockchain analysis has increased significantly. To thwart this, some bitcoiners have turned to mixing...