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Blockchain Spreads Its Vines to Root Out Counterfeit Wines and Spirits
18.7.2020
When it comes to counterfeiting booze, wine is an easy target. Fortunately, blockchain makes a particularly good pairing with the wine market
Study: Exchanges Accepted $1.3 Billion in Bitcoin Stemming from ‘High-Risk Addresses’
16.7.2020
A recently published report from the research and analysis firm Peckshield indicates that during the last two quarters of 2020, cryptocurrency exchanges accepted 147,000 BTC ($1.3 billion) from high-risk addresses. During the last few years, blockchain research and surveillance firms have been...
BitGo Releases Crypto Wallet Compliance Tool for FATF's Travel Rule
14.7.2020
Major digital asset firm BitGo announces API support for the Financial Action Task Force’s travel rule
Interoperable Blockchains May Be the Future of Finance but Have a Ways Yet to Go
3.7.2020
As interoperable blockchain solutions gain traction, many believe that the technology is still relatively nascent and needs more polishing
Sri Lanka Central Bank Selects Shortlist for Blockchain Proof-of-Concept
2.7.2020
Sri Lanka’s central bank has selected a shortlist of three firms to develop a proof-of-concept for a shared Know Your Customer facility using blockchain
Sri Lanka’s Blockchain Bank KYC Platform to Enter Development ‘Shortly’: Central Bank
2.7.2020
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is about to decide who will develop a blockchain platform that could speed up the processing of bank users' ID information
LocalBitcoins Revenue Up 10% Despite KYC Impacting Market Share
2.7.2020
LocalBitcoins reported a 10% increase in annual revenue for 2019 despite the platform's KYC overhaul impacting trade volume on the platform
Crypto Derivatives Might Drive a New Cycle of Mass Adoption
28.6.2020
The lack of progressive jurisdictions in which a particularly attractive regime for regulating derivatives exists keeps crypto in a gray area, and it has to be changed
The Great Estonian Exodus — Crypto Firms Are Leaving Estonia
27.6.2020
After the great rise in national crypto regulation in Estonia, the new European Union laws have forced the crypto industry to leave the country
LocalBitcoins Says Its Transactions From Darknet Markets Dropped 70%
26.6.2020
LocalBitcoins claims that darknet-related transactions on the platforum dropped 70% after it adopted AML and KYC regulations in September 2019
Identity Startup Notabene Launches Exchange Tool for FATF Travel Rule Compliance
23.6.2020
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting this week is proving to be a popular time for industry players to launch compliance-minded tech solutions
Here Is Why BigONE’s New VIP System Can Make the Most Out of Your Everyday Trading
22.6.2020
BigONE Exchange, one of the world’s safest crypto exchanges, has taken on a new sheen as it just launched a brand new VIP system that converts a user’s every engagement with the platform into his or her own benefits, be they discount on spot trading fees, reduction on leverage interests...
How Bitcoin of America’s Robust Compliance Program Made Possible the Restitution of Half a Million Dollars to Fraud Victims
19.6.2020
Robust and effective compliance programs for virtual asset exchanges such as Bitcoin of America, which owns and operates a crypto exchange platform as well as a nationwide network of bitcoin ATM locations, isn’t simply a matter of operating a system for CIP, KYC, and AML procedures....
Setting It Straight: Estonia’s Crypto Crackdown Weeds Out Bad AML/KYC
19.6.2020
A crypto crackdown in Estonia sparks debate on how to create crypto-centric Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer policies
Website Compiles List of KYC-Free Exchanges, Along With Some Warnings
14.6.2020
The website Kycnot.me has compiled a list of cryptocurrency exchanges that do not require identity verification to preserve the independence of crypto
LocalBitcoins’ Volume Holds Steady Despite Stricter Compliance Procedures
9.6.2020
Banning cash transactions and requiring identity verification has not noticeably hurt bitcoin’s oldest operating peer-to-peer exchange, market data shows
ConsenSys Muscles Into Compliance With New Regulatory Product for DeFi
9.6.2020
ConsenSys says its new regulatory compliance product can analyze up to 280,000 different tokens
[článek] Šéf FinCEN: Regulátor není nepřítel kryptoměn a ověření identity klienta je pro vaše dobro
3.6.2020
[5 minut čtení] Co si myslí šéf FinCEN o kryptoměnách, jaká je podle něj role regulátora v ekosystému a proč se vyplatí sledovat kroky amerického hlídacího psa i když žijeme uprostřed Evropy? Minulý čtvrtek v pozdních večerních hodinách našeho času proběhl zajímavý webinář, ve kterém Jesse Spiro...
3 Common Compliance and Regulatory Pitfalls to Watch for in 2020
30.5.2020
Using regulation to one’s advantage is the main factor of an innovative fintech business. The best way to achieve it is closely monitoring the shifting regulatory landscape
Digital Dollar Project Releases White Paper Laying Out Groundwork for US CBDC
29.5.2020
A U.S. think tank working towards a digitized dollar has released a white paper detailing inaugural aims and use cases for a central bank digital currency