Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Taproot: Centralized changes put every BTC user at risk
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10 August, 2021

Taproot: Centralized changes put every BTC user at risk

What the Taproot update does is make the responsibility for laundered coins to fall more broadly on the shoulders of...
FinCEN’s Michele Korver aims to crack down on digital currency crime
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4 August, 2021

FinCEN’s Michele Korver aims to crack down on digital currency crime

In a recent interview, Michele Korver talked about her new role, combating digital currency-related crime and why Bitcoin is just...
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...
Facebook Diem announces US stablecoin launch
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20 May, 2021

Facebook Diem announces US stablecoin launch

The project, formerly known as Libra, had been envisaging a worldwide roll-out for its stablecoin, which it had planned would...
Joe Biden pushes budget increase for FinCEN to tackle financial crimes
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15 April, 2021

Joe Biden pushes budget increase for FinCEN to tackle financial crimes

The budget increase would see funds of $191 million allocated to the agency, up $64 million on its original budget...
FinCEN extends comment period for proposed non-hosted wallets rule
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29 January, 2021

FinCEN extends comment period for proposed non-hosted wallets rule

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking imposes new requirements on banks and money service businesses when handling non-hosted wallets.
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