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FATF updates guidance for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers

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1 November, 2021

FATF updates guidance for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers

The updated guidance paves the way for law enforcement officials and government agencies to regulate the blockchain and digital asset...

Everyone has a role to play in combating crypto crooks

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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12 October, 2021

Everyone has a role to play in combating crypto crooks

The final day of the CoinGeek Conference in New York saw Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen moderating a panel...

South Korea bans exchange staff from trading their own tokens

Business

Steve Kaaru

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1 October, 2021

South Korea bans exchange staff from trading their own tokens

The Financial Services Commission in South Korea has issued a decree that bars staff members of any digital currency exchange...

Bitonic regulatory clash shows power of FATF

Business

Jordan Atkins

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14 July, 2021

Bitonic regulatory clash shows power of FATF

The Dutch central bank has taken a U-turn on KYC and AML requirements it had imposed on digital asset providers,...

FinCEN hires Michele Korver as first ‘chief digital currency advisor’

Business

Steve Kaaru

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9 July, 2021

FinCEN hires Michele Korver as first ‘chief digital currency advisor’

Michele Korver joins the federal agency after a run at the U.S. Department of Justice where she was instrumental in...

What do regulators have planned for blockchain developers? The Bitcoin Bridge talks to Ian Lee of Merkle Science

Interviews

Jon Southurst

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3 May, 2021

What do regulators have planned for blockchain developers? The Bitcoin Bridge talks to Ian Lee of Merkle Science

Ian lee, now VP of business development at Merkle Science, tells The Bitcoin Bridge the story of how he started...

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation

Business

Stephanie Tower

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26 March, 2021

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released an announcement confirming that Coinbase exchange had agreed to settle charges and to...

South Korea new AML rules for digital currency comes into effect

Business

Ed Drake

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26 March, 2021

South Korea new AML rules for digital currency comes into effect

Senior officials in South Korea have approved measures that will introduce a raft of new anti-money laundering provisions for digital...

Financial Action Task Force releases updated guidance

Business

Jordan Atkins

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23 March, 2021

Financial Action Task Force releases updated guidance

The revised guidance comes after a 12-month review of the initial release, which found that some jurisdictions’ AML and CFT...

Cayman Islands announces new legal framework for digital currency

Business

Ed Drake

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6 November, 2020

Cayman Islands announces new legal framework for digital currency

The British Overseas Territory recently announced the new regime for virtual asset service providers, with the Ministry of Financial Services...

Business

Jordan Atkins

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25 September, 2020

Noose tightens on dodgy exchanges

A judge has dismissed an attempt by Kraken owner Payward Inc to sue a former employee who revealed the exchange’s...

Gibraltar publishes updated guidance for DLT service providers

Business

Ed Drake

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22 September, 2020

Gibraltar publishes updated guidance for DLT service providers

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has overhauled seven of its nine guiding principles on which the regulatory framework is based.

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