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How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data
10.12.2020
Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime
Dress to impress: Crypto payments set for mainstream via compliance
19.11.2020
Regulatory compliance is crucial for firms hoping to drive mainstream crypto adoption no matter which part of the world they operate in
A New Bitcoin Mining Pool Claims It Has Tools to Censor Blockchain Transactions
12.11.2020
A blockchain and technology company claims its new bitcoin mining pool is embedded with tools that enable the pool to censure transactions in the blocks they mine. According to a statement issued by the DMG, the parent company to Blockseer mining pool, this ability allows the latter...
Australian senator says blockchain can make financial compliance easier
4.11.2020
“The future is technology by blockchain,” says an Australian Liberal senator
The crypto compliance lie: Sacrificing privacy does not make us safer
31.10.2020
The lightchain-vs.-darkchain dichotomy is counterproductive, and a healthy graychain will produce more valuable crypto assets like Bitcoin
Prime Broker Bequant Adds Risk-Monitoring Service in Push for Added Compliance
30.10.2020
Bequant is adding New York-based Solidus Labs’ surveillance tools to its digital asset services business
Prepping for Next Year’s Travel Rule: 25 US Crypto Service Providers Publish Compliance Solutions Paper
24.10.2020
A great number of cryptocurrency businesses are preparing for the upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rules toward cryptocurrencies, specifically the Travel Rule. This month 25 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) published a paper that outlines how American-based VASPs aim to comply...
Bitcoin Businesses on the Mend: Report Shows 57% of Crypto Execs Expect the Industry to Accelerate, Companies Are Hiring
23.10.2020
Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently published the firm’s “State of Crypto 2020” report which polls more than 150 portfolio crypto companies. According to the study, 75% of the respondents believe the value of their business has grown this year, while 50% of the startups have...
Shariah Compliance Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Are Legit Commodities
16.10.2020
A shariah compliance expert, the current chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at Malaysia’s central bank and a shariah board member at many financial companies, says that cryptocurrency is a legit commodity that can be exchanged. Cryptocurrency and Shariah Compliance Cryptocurrency...
Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amid Wider Exodus
14.10.2020
Coinbase’s chief compliance officer (CCO), Jeff Horowitz, is leaving the firm after two years
BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges
12.10.2020
The hire comes after BitMEX's founders were charged with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegally in the United States
BitMEX Exchange Hires Compliance Chief After US Charges
12.10.2020
BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired a compliance veteran
Memo to crypto exchanges: KYC compliance can be a competitive advantage
9.10.2020
More regulation is coming, and it will be costly, but compliance can also expand an exchange’s customer base
Institutionalize crypto markets now: There must be compliance controls
3.10.2020
Digital asset markets are subject to various regulations worldwide, but which are the most suitable for the crypto space at the moment?
SEC Won’t Take Action Against Compliance-Focused Digital Security Exchanges
29.9.2020
Digital security exchanges that ensure listed assets are legitimate will not face sanctions, the SEC said in an open letter
BRD Is Breaking Into the Crypto Compliance Game
22.9.2020
The new tech stack will provide AML and compliance tools for financial institutions, government agencies, and cryptocurrency service providers
How US States Are, and Aren’t, Easing Crypto Firms’ Compliance Burden
18.9.2020
CSBS will make it easier for crypto companies to prove they’re in compliance with state regulations, but they’ll still have to apply for each state’s license first
BRD’s enterprise banking blockchain boosted by new compliance strategy
17.9.2020
Crypto wallet provider BRD partners with Ciphertrace, Chainalysis and others to boost its banking enterprise solution
49 US States Unveil Unified Regulation for Cryptocurrency Firms
16.9.2020
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors, representing regulators from all U.S. states and territories, has launched a new regulatory framework for payments and cryptocurrency companies. One Set of Rules for All US States Regulators in 49 U.S. states have agreed to a single set of supervisory rules...
Monero Up On Major Compliance News, Zcash still down
16.9.2020
Exploring an issue that continues to spur controversies in the more traditional circles of global finance, a new white paper by international law firm Perkins Coie claims that regulated financial institutions can ensure compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) obligations when supporting privacy...