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Bittrex Exec Joins Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae After Crypto Exchange’s Brush With NYDFS

22.4.2020
Reversing the pattern of government veterans jumping to crypto startups, Bittrex US’s former chief compliance and ethics officer has moved to Fannie Mae

Why Are Crypto Companies Going to Abu Dhabi?

3.4.2020
The Abu Dhabi Global Market has become an attractive jurisdiction for crypto companies since it introduced digital asset regulation in June 2018

Paxful Becomes First P2P Exchange to Partner With Chainalysis

24.3.2020
Paxful exchange is trying to give peer-to-peer platforms a better name by onboarding crypto intel tools from Chainalysis

PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert

18.3.2020
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes

Currency.com Accused of Exploiting KYC to Withhold Customer Funds

18.2.2020
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) are ostensibly deployed by exchanges to combat money laundering. In practice, these provisions are used as an excuse to surveil, cajole, and threaten customers, who risk losing funds if they are unable to meet the impossibly high burden...

Tether Stablecoin Taps Chainalysis for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Tools

12.2.2020
Tether is using Chainalysis' "Know Your Transaction" tool to create risk profiles for USDT users and monitor potentially suspicious activity

ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up

10.1.2020
A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee

ETF Giant Leads $17.7M Series A for Blockchain Compliance Startup

9.1.2020
WisdomTree was the lead investor in the funding round for Securrency. Other investors include the state-backed Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

Kraken Reveals 49% Increase in Law Enforcement Investigations

8.1.2020
The publication of crypto exchange Kraken’s 2019 Transparency Report has provoked discussion about the scale of government surveillance. According to the report, Kraken received 710 requests last year (or two per day), impacting approximately 1,222 accounts. The report provides further...

SEC Examination Office Gets Specific About Crypto Priorities in 2020

7.1.2020
The SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations detailed its crypto priorities for 2020, highlighting employee supervision and transfer agents developing blockchain technology

Bitfinex Beefs-up KYC Requirements, Asks Users for Additional Info

27.12.2019
Bitfinex adds additional information to KYC requirements

Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’

13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...

PayPal Joins $4.2M Round for Crypto Banking Compliance Startup

19.11.2019
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital and PayPal Ventures are backing TRM Labs in its effort to help financial firms manage crypto risk

Bad for Business: How KYC/AML Makes Everyone a ‘Terrorist’

22.10.2019
Two reports from risk solutions group Lexisnexis assert that anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies can negatively affect a business’s bottom line and customer service significantly. A recent trip to the local post office for a money order certainly had a negative...

CipherTrace’s Blockchain Forensics Service Now Covers 700 Crypto Assets

15.10.2019
The blockchain analytics provider now offers a window into the data of more than 87 percent of the top 100 cryptocurrencies

BitPay Undergoes Security and Confidentiality Certification Audit

30.9.2019
BitPay has undergone a security and confidentiality compliance audit, the Service Organization Control 2

SEC Commissioner Speaks Positively About Digital Assets Despite Recent Enforcement Flurry

28.9.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regularly draws the ire of crypto proponents who are frustrated at its failure to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite this, some have warmed to the agency’s opinionated commissioner Hester Peirce, who has adopted the moniker...