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Estonia Revokes 500 Crypto Firms’ Licenses After $220 Billion Money Laundering Scandal

13.6.2020
Estonia has canceled 500 cryptocurrency firms’ licenses, about 30% of the total, as part of a crackdown on illicit financial flows following a $220 billion money-laundering scandal involving Danske Bank. Regulators are concerned that bitcoin exchanges and other crypto companies might...

Wilshire Phoenix Files With SEC for Publicly Traded Bitcoin-Backed Fund

12.6.2020
Investment firm Wilshire Phoenix just filed with the SEC for a tradeable Bitcoin fund similar to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Coinsquare CEO Accused of Orchestrating Wash Trades

12.6.2020
Leaked documents reportedly show the CEO of Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare orchestrating wash trades to boslet volume

Venezuelan Petro Payments May Be on the Rise

12.6.2020
The government of Nicolas Maduro claims that 15% of fuel payments at petrol stations were made using the state-backed Petro token

Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12

12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news

Digital Dollar? Get Real, Financial Inclusion Advocates Tell Congress

12.6.2020
Currently just a flashy idea, the digital dollar is competing with duller but proven methods for the job of getting stimulus funds to every U.S. resident

Congressman Calls Digital Dollar Hearing 'Encouraging,' but Look Out for Privacy

12.6.2020
Congressman Warren Davidson recaps yesterday’s hearing on the digital dollar, which seemed to reach new consensus across party lines — but the devil is in the details

Japan’s High Court Rejects Former Mt Gox CEO’s Conviction Appeal

12.6.2020
Mark Karpeles said he is reviewing the verdict with his legal team

Tezos and Algorand Latest to Integrate Tech for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

12.6.2020
The integrations would allow the two blockchain projects to track transactions and identify senders, in line with the FATF's "Travel Rule."

Building Empires: Biggest Crypto Exchanges Push for Global Presence

12.6.2020
Crypto exchanges such as OKEx, Binance, Huobi, Kraken and Bitmex outline the key challenges they face in pushing to establish global operations

Crypto Exchange Owner Admits Laundering $1.8M in Online Auctions Fraud

12.6.2020
The owner of Romanian crypto exchange CoinFlux has admitted to laundering money in a fraudulent scheme involving fake eBay ads and a car wash

Indian Government Reconsiders Banning Cryptocurrency: Report

12.6.2020
The Indian government is reportedly reconsidering a plan to ban cryptocurrency and the finance ministry has initiated related inter-ministerial consultations. The move is supposedly spurred by the supreme court quashing the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....

Karpeles Says Mt Gox Verdict May Set ‘Dangerous’ Precedent

12.6.2020
A day after a Tokyo court upheld charges against him, Mark Karpeles, the former owner and CEO of Mt. Gox, spoke to Cointelegraph

Indian Government Again Proposes Blanket Ban on Cryptocurrencies

12.6.2020
Three months after the Supreme Court ruling to lift the banking ban, India’s Ministry of Finance has proposed to ban cryptocurrencies by law

15 People Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Powered Fake Auctions Case

12.6.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11

500 Estonian Crypto Companies Lose Permits After $220B Scandal

12.6.2020
Estonia is withdrawing permits from hundreds of crypto companies following Europe’s biggest money laundering scandal

Russian Ministry Slams Bill to Ban Crypto — Experts Warn Easy to Bypass, Creates Black Market

11.6.2020
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has informed parliament of its disapproval of the bill to ban cryptocurrency. Experts say a ban will be ineffective as people can use technology to bypass it, leading to the creation of an “uncontrolled black market.” Russian Ministry...