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Bitmex Charged With US Rules Violations — Owners Face Criminal Charges, Prison
2.10.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Bitmex has been charged with illegally operating in the U.S. Concurrently, its executives, including CEO Arthur Hayes, have been charged with violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and are facing prison sentences. One of the Bitmex founders has already been...
Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi
2.10.2020
Charges against BitMEX for weak AML and KYC policies could be bad news for the world of decentralized finance
[aktualita] CFTC: kryptoderivátová burza BitMEX porušuje Bank Secrecy Act
1.10.2020
Americká Komise pro obchodování s komoditními futures (CFTC) obvinila majitele a provozovatele kryptoměnové burzy BitMEX z nelegálního provozu platformy pro derivátové obchodování a porušení zákona proti praní špinavých peněz. Komise dnes oznámila, že podává u civilního newyorkského soudu žalobu...
US Appeals Court Allows Warrantless Search of Blockchain, Exchange Data
1.7.2020
A federal appeals court ruled public blockchain information and information stored on crypto exchanges do not provide a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment
Eric Hughes: A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto
3.5.2020
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to...
US Lawmaker Claims Stimulus Bill Bolsters Fed Secrecy, Pork Funds, and Wall Street Bailouts
28.3.2020
On Friday, U.S. bureaucrats passed the 2020 stimulus bill, which has become the largest cash injection package ever created by the federal government. However, following the bill making it through the Senate and House, Republican representative Thomas Massie told the public the stimulus bill...
How the IRS Audits Cryptocurrency Tax Returns – Filing Expert Shares Example, Insights on AML Focus
23.2.2020
Tax season is one of the most dreaded times of the year for many, and when the added confusion of filing crypto returns is thrown into to the mix, things can get even stickier. News.Bitcoin.com recently talked with Clinton Donnelly of Donnelly Tax Law, a service that specializes in crypto returns....
FIN Advises US Congress To Govern Cryptocurrencies Under Bank Secrecy Act
3.9.2019
The leading strategic advisory firm, Financial Integrity Network or FIN, has released an advisory recommendation for U.S. Congress concerning the regulatory measures of the cryptocurrency sector. In a testimony before the crucial hearing, FIN announced that it purports to establish a new financial...
US Congress Urged to Regulate Crypto Sector Under Bank Secrecy Act
2.9.2019
The Financial Integrity Network is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate firms in the cryptocurrency sector under the Bank Secrecy Act