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Key EU Parliament Committee Approves MiCA Deal to Regulate Crypto

12.10.2022
European Parliament’s economic committee has backed the adoption of the comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. It has also supported the introduction of rules for tracing cryptocurrency transfers, part of the latest EU anti-money laundering push. European Union’s MiCA Crypto...

Binance and Kazakhstan to Share Information About Crypto-Related Crime

5.10.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to support Kazakhstan in ensuring the safe development of the country’s crypto market. The trading platform and Kazakhstan’s financial regulators intend to inform each other about cases involving the use of digital assets for illicit...

India Freezes Bitcoin at Binance Amid Investigation Involving Crypto Exchange Wazirx

30.9.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen more than 77.6 bitcoins that were transferred to Binance from Indian crypto exchange Wazirx. The freeze is part of a money laundering investigation into a mobile gaming application. Indian Authority Freezes Bitcoin Held at Crypto...

Money Laundering via Metaverse, DeFi, NFTs Targeted by EU Lawmakers’ Latest Draft

29.9.2022
An emerging compromise may subject those who govern decentralized autonomous organizations for extra requirments

Japan to Toughen Remittance Rules to Fight Money Laundering Using Crypto: Report

27.9.2022
The new rules would require crypto exchange operators to share customer information when assets are transferred between platforms

Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 Over Crypto-Related Money Laundering

26.9.2022
The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 million, according to Hengyang county police

Brazilian Police Raid Six Crypto Exchanges in International Money Laundering Ring Bust

26.9.2022
Police and tax officers in Brazil have launched a major operation that has seen them raid six domestic crypto exchanges. They believe the platforms may be implicated in a massive international crime and money laundering ring.... Read More: Brazilian Police Raid Six Crypto Exchanges in International...

Estonia Issues First License to Crypto Service Provider Under New Regulation

25.9.2022
Estonia’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued its first license to a crypto service provider under the country’s new regulatory framework that entered into force in March. “Striga Technology OÜ is the first entrepreneur, who is authorized for the first time to provide...

Brazilian Federal Police Raids 6 Crypto Exchanges in Money Laundering Investigation

23.9.2022
The names of the companies involved were not disclosed

Tornado Cash left a void, time will tell what fills it — Chainalysis chief scientist

22.9.2022
There’s a hole to be filled where Tornado Cash once was, and “junior mixers” are vying for position in the wake of the mixers sanction and ban by the U.S. Treasury

US Treasury Seeks Public Comments on Crypto-Related Illicit Finance and National Security Risks

21.9.2022
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking public input on “digital-asset-related illicit finance and national security risks.” The department warned: “The growing use of digital assets in financial activity heightens risks of crimes such as money laundering, terrorist...

ePayments shutters as FCA Anti-Money Laundering regulations tighten

13.9.2022
The electronic payment provider is permanently closing operations due to the inability to satisfactorily meet the standards of the FCA after suspending operations for three years

Indian authorities unfreeze millions in locked WazirX bank accounts

12.9.2022
The Indian crypto exchange was under investigation by local authorities for money laundering allegations which caused a freeze on over $8.1 million in bank account funds

Europol Sees Tools to Tackle Crime in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies

9.9.2022
Abuse expands with use in the case of cryptocurrency, Europol has acknowledged while also noting that blockchain technologies offer authorities a new opportunity to fight crime. Europe’s law enforcement agency also says they can help investigate money laundering networks. Understanding...

Lawyer of Alleged Crypto Launderer Vinnik Calls on Russia to Talk Prisoner Swap With US

7.9.2022
A lawyer representing Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik has urged the government in Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of prisoners with the United States, where he was recently extradited. The French legal expert is convinced only a return to his homeland could save Vinnik who...