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BitMEX Introduces Data Storage Framework for FATF’s Travel Rule
9.2.2021
Compliance chief Malcolm Wright led the development of BitMEX’s data storage principles for crypto exchanges
China’s State-Backed Blockchain Services Provider Partners With EY to Add Ethereum Compliance Tools
5.2.2021
The new compliance services could further boost China’s efforts in the blockchain race against the U.S
Bahrain Central Bank Issues License to Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange
27.1.2021
Middle Eastern crypto exchange Coinmena said this week that it had obtained a crypto assets services company license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) ahead of its planned launch. In receiving the license, the exchange, which has been certified by the Shariyah Review Bureau, said it had...
PerformLine Announces COMPLY Summit, the Compliance, Risk, and Regtech Conference
19.1.2021
The virtual COMPLY Summit, hosted by PerformLine, will bring together industry leaders from around the globe for groundbreaking learnings and connections. PerformLine, the leading provider of omnichannel compliance technology and the organizer of COMPLY, announced their upcoming COMPLY Summit...
How compliance software detects fraud and money laundering involving crypto
18.1.2021
As the crypto markets mature and institutional money flows into the space, technology to detect fraud and money laundering involving digital assets is more important than ever
Former Coinbase compliance exec joins BitGo as new CCO
13.1.2021
BitGo hires Coinbase’s former CCO following a $100,000 settlement with the U.S. Treasury
BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer
13.1.2021
Jeff Horowitz led Coinbase’s global compliance program until his departure in October
Traditional banks offer digital asset custody amid compliance legislation
22.12.2020
Compliance and regulations become more important than ever before for banks and traditional institutions that offer support for digital assets
Privacy Coin Advocates Persevere Amid Multiple Crypto Exchange Delistings
11.12.2020
As delisting for privacy coins spreads, advocates argue that not only should regulators want them on exchanges but they should tell exchanges what they need to do to be compliant
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