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FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Might Hit DeFi
23.12.2020
FinCEN’s proposed rule regulating “unhosted” wallet transfers has a number of potential issues, including unintended consequences for decentralized finance
Coinbase seeks extended feedback deadline to FinCEN’s new crypto rules
22.12.2020
Coinbase says that a 15-day notice-and-comment period for FinCEN’s new crypto rules is not enough
US Exchanges Fight Treasury-FinCEN Proposal That Would 'Wall Off' The Poor
22.12.2020
American crypto exchanges have begun a fightback against new Treasury-backed proposals that would seek to force trading platforms in the nation to report certain transactions to a state-appointed monitor.
The plans in question were revealed on Friday and were met with an immediate backlash from...
US Treasury Unveils Stifling Crypto Wallet Regulation — Experts Break Down the Rules
19.12.2020
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department, has unveiled its proposed rules on transactions involving cryptocurrency wallets. Experts in the crypto community have weighed in on what the new proposed regulation means, what crypto owners should do,...
US Treasury to hire crypto policy officers to combat industry crimes
18.12.2020
FinCEN posted vacancies for two high-profile crypto positions in a bid to get expert professional advice on the crypto industry
Blockchain Bites: Google Goes Down, Nexus CEO and US Treasury Get Hacked
14.12.2020
Yearn continues to rapidly expand through acquisitions, leading some to call it the Amazon of DeFi. While a U.S. Treasury hack serves as a reminder of the amount of financial data in circulation
FinCEN Encourages Banks to Share Customer Information With Each Other
11.12.2020
The guidance is apt to chafe privacy advocates, inside and outside the crypto space, who are already uneasy about the honeypot that FinCEN’s suspicious activity report database has become
Blockchain Bites: Paxos’ Banking Play, France’s KYC Terreur, FinCEN’s Personal Data Honeypot
10.12.2020
U.S. lawmakers are asking the nation's financial guardians to clarify crypto custodianship while France wages war on anonymity
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
Congresspeople tell Treasury to back off of rumored self-hosted wallet ban
10.12.2020
Congressman Davidson, in particular, sees potential Treasury action as a bad idea for everybody involved
Industry Pros Weigh In on Rumors of New Crypto Wallet Regulations
27.11.2020
From shorter consultations to insider comments, recent rumors about U.S. regulation of private crypto wallets have some compelling context
Biden plans for former Fed Chair and noted Bitcoin bear to lead US Treasury
23.11.2020
The Biden team looks to Janet Yellen to lead the next administration's economic policy, which will have to navigate the wreckage left in the wake of the coronavirus
Crypto users speak out on proposed change to FinCEN Travel Rule
23.11.2020
“This proposal, if adopted, would prove to be an invasion of privacy."
Crypto lobby defends self-hosted wallets and P2P from rumored gov't crackdown
18.11.2020
As everyone waits on new KYC and AML regulators, many speak out to keep unhosted wallets free of controls
Why FinCEN Wants Details on All Cross-Border Transactions Over $250
16.11.2020
At an event Monday, FinCEN staffers discussed the “why” of a new proposal that has crypto fans concerned
ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns
10.11.2020
XMR, DASH and ZEC "were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint."
Law Decoded: How I learned to stop worrying and love the election, Oct. 23-30
30.10.2020
The age-old question quis custodiet ipsos custodes crops up in force in today's Law Decoded
PayPal-Backed Blockchain Analytics Firm Hires Former US Treasury Adviser
26.10.2020
TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm with backing from PayPal, is adding Ari Redbord as its head of legal and government affairs
US Government Agencies Propose Changes to Funds Transfer Rules-Seek to Broaden Definition of Money to Include Cryptocurrencies
25.10.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the rule change proposal, the two U.S. agencies want a new threshold...
How US authorities are using old AML tools to crack down on crypto
24.10.2020
With new changes to the Travel Rule up for discussion and a bevy of new cases in the courts, it's time to look at how U.S. AML law is shifting to cope with crypto