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No Anti-Blockchain Voices in Russian Government, Says Policy Chief

22.10.2020
The head of the Russian parliament’s financial markets committee Anatoly Aksakov said there are “no anti-blockchain voices in the government,” major industry players remain crypto-keen – and believes that a “cryptoruble” pilot will begin next year. Per media outlet RBC, Aksakov – the chief...

Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules

22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...

BitMEX Accelerates Mandatory ID Verification After Charges of Lax Anti-Money Laundering Controls

21.10.2020
The exchange moved deadline for identity verification from Feb. 2021 to Nov. 2020

US Financial Watchdog Fines Bitcoin Mixer Service for $60 Million

20.10.2020
Larry Dean Harmon, founder and operator of early bitcoin mixing services Helix and Coin Ninja, is being fined $60 million by the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) for allegedly violating anti-money laundering rules. According to documents published Oct. 19...

Nigeria Protest Group Asks for Bitcoin Donations After Regulators Blocks Bank Account

15.10.2020
A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is asking well-wishers to make donations via bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization’s bank account. Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian...

US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round

9.10.2020
The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number and tracking e-commerce

Samsung Adds Anti-money Laundering Features to its Crypto Wallet

7.10.2020
Major smartphone maker Samsung has integrated a cryptoasset anti-money laundering (AML) solution to help boost the security of its Blockchain Wallet, a function of its latest flagship handsets. Per a blog post from South Korean, Singapore-based software firm Uppsala Security, the company has signed...

Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech

3.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly provides Venezuelan citizens with the means...

Venezuela To Start Using Cryptocurrency in Global Trade in Efforts To Fend off U.S. Sanctions

1.10.2020
Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the country is to start using cryptocurrency in both domestic and global trade, as part of efforts to neutralize crippling U.S. economic sanctions. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Sept. 29, Maduro revealed that the move will “give...

Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?

29.9.2020
CEO Brian Armstrong’s letter has not just the crypto world but the larger world of tech and business talking about the role of corporations in society

Report: Privacy coins don't conflict with anti-money laundering laws

16.9.2020
Where does the right to financial privacy end?

SKALE Completes $5M Token Sale on ConsenSys’ Anti-Speculation Platform

14.9.2020
ConsenSys’ anti-speculation platform, Activate, has completed its first token sale with roughly 4,000 investors from 90 countries

Robert Rorschach: 20 Reasons Not to Vote

5.9.2020
If one votes, one participates. If one participates, one condones and endorses the process, and subsequently, what those elected ‘representatives’ do and say in your name. Reason 2. Electoral promises are meaningless because politicians are able to lie to gain the favor of...

Banks in Mexico Pose Greater Money Laundering Risk Than Crypto Firms, Says Report

28.8.2020
Commercial banks by far pose the greatest risk of money laundering in Mexico compared to crypto-related companies, according to a new report by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The study singles out what it calls the “G7 banking group”, which includes BBVA...