Financial Action Task Force

South Korea bans exchange staff from trading their own tokens
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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