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North Korea and criminals are using DeFi services for money laundering — US Treasury
6.4.2023
Despite the warnings on DeFi, Treasury noted that "most money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing" occurred using fiat or outside the crypto ecosystem
Peru considering CBDC to improvement payment system: Former IMF adviser
5.4.2023
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru has released a report on the development of a central bank digital currency and promises more reports as its research continues
Crypto-Focused Menai Financial Group Shuttering Market-Making Business in London and Tokyo
5.4.2023
The firm said it continues to invest in and grow its asset management business
NYDFS Chief Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous'
5.4.2023
Signature Bank’s takeover last month was not a part of any so-called “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” according to Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), who called the idea “ludicrous.”
Paxful shutdown hits Nigeria harder than the rest of the world, here’s why
5.4.2023
Paxful’s shutdown has left its global community heartbroken, but it has significantly impacted the Nigerian community, where it pioneered P2P crypto use
Google Cloud to Offer Workshops, Cloud Computing Services for Builders on Celo
4.4.2023
Participants of Celo’s Founders in Residence program and developers on the Layer-1 protocol will receive guidance and services
Liechtenstein’s VP Bank taps Metaco to expand custody and tokenization services
4.4.2023
Swiss digital asset infrastructure provider Metaco collaborated with Liechtenstein's VP Bank to expand its support for tokenized assets
Regulators Should Heed Crypto Risks When Innovating Regulation, Says Chinese Central Bank Official
4.4.2023
A senior People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official has urged regulators to consider cryptocurrency risks and fraud that could lead to bank failures when innovating regulation. The Chinese official highlighted the recent collapse of U.S. banks that provided services to crypto customers as...
Crypto Custodian Copper to Provide Off-Exchange Settlement to OKX Customers
3.4.2023
Institutional clients will be able to trade on the OKX exchange while their digital assets remain safeguarded with Copper
German Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart to Provide Crypto Custody Through Licensed Subsidiary
2.4.2023
Blocknox, a subsidiary of one of Europe’s largest stock exchanges, Boerse Stuttgart, has been licensed to operate as a crypto custodian in Germany. The authorization will allow the company to offer custody services for digital assets to institutional investors across the Old Continent. Boerse...
7th Annual Legal, Regulatory, & Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems
31.3.2023
April 18-19, 2023 | NY Hilton Midtown, New York, NY Join 2 days of intense discussions to benchmark among peers, absorb key compliance takeaways around anticipated increased regulatory enforcement, and delve into what it will take for the modern fintech to prosper at the 7th Annual Legal...
China Makes Advances in Ditching the US Dollar for Settlements — Inks Deal With Brazil and Completes First Yuan LNG Purchase
31.3.2023
China has been advancing its goal of positioning the yuan as an alternative to the U.S. dollar for settling international payments. The Chinese government recently struck a bilateral deal with Brazil to settle trades using their national currencies and completed a purchase of Liquefied Natural...
Nigerian crypto investors question central bank's decision to flag p2p users
29.3.2023
Crypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to launder funds as the country's central bank cracks down on bank accounts that receive a share of Flutterwave’s rumored stolen funds
Circle prefers reserves and payment rails with the Fed, says exec
29.3.2023
Circle’s APAC Vice President said that the company currently holds 80% of its reserves but would ultimately like to keep all cash with the Fed, in light of the recent banking crisis
North Korean hackers using stolen crypto to mine more crypto via cloud services: Report
28.3.2023
Cybersecurity firm Mandiant has “graduated” a new group of hackers who finance state goals and their own existence with the help of crypto laundering
Zebedee Debuts Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
28.3.2023
The service is currently available in the U.S., UK, EU, Brazil and the Philippines, but Zebedee plans on expanding the service to accommodate “all countries and currencies across the world.”
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Charges for Alleged Crypto Payment to Chinese Officials
28.3.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, now faces a 13-count indictment as U.S. officials have added new charges. One of the new charges alleges that SBF leveraged $40 million to influence “one or more Chinese government officials.” Details of the Bribery Charges Against...
Ticketmaster Launches NFT-Gated Ticketing Service for Avenged Sevenfold Shows
28.3.2023
Ticketmaster, the global provider of event ticketing services, has launched “token-gated sales,” allowing fans access to concert tickets using non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The first to use the service is the metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X), whose “Deathbats Club”...
EU Lawmakers Vote in Favor of Payment Limits on Anonymous Crypto Wallets
28.3.2023
Crypto rules form part of a money-laundering overhaul supported by the European Parliament Committees
A Look at the Fed’s Recent Custodia Bank Denial and the Central Bank’s Push Back Against Narrow Banking
27.3.2023
Over the past century, the number of American banks has significantly decreased, dropping from 30,000 banks in 1921 to 4,997 U.S. banks in 2021, according to data from the Federal Reserve. Recently, the U.S. central bank denied Custodia Bank of Wyoming, a financial institution that holds $1.08...