Anti-Money Laundering
UK fines Coinbase £3.5M for ‘repeated and material breaches’ of financial crime controls
The FCA fined a £3.5 million (US$4.5 million) penalty on Coinbase's CB Payments Limited for "repeatedly breaching a requirement that...
Russia cautiously warms up to digital asset payments as Putin warns of power disruptions
Russia’s AML chief called on the government to accelerate the development of digital asset payment infrastructure in international payments amid...
‘Crypto’ anti-money laundering efforts need to incorporate tradfi tools
Chainalysis details the extent to which money launderers use blockchain “to launder funds from a broader range of illicit activities...
What do Celsius Network, Paxful, Tether and Northern Data have in common?
One of Celsius's bankruptcy casualties involved the Paxful digital wallet, and several months after Celsius blew up, Tether made a...
Singapore heightens risk factor of exchanges to counter terrorist financing
While the Monetary Authority of Singapore has elevated the risk factor for digital asset exchanges, it noted that there are...
SEC, California, Federal Reserve beat Silvergate Bank’s dead horse
The U.S. securities regulator announced that it had filed charges against Silvergate Capital Corporation, which operated the California-based 'crypto-friendly' Silvergate...
