Business 22 October 2019

Crypto firms must comply with AML laws, FinCEN chief warns

It doesn’t matter whether you are a stablecoin, decentralized or centralized, you must comply with AML laws, the FinCEN chief insists.

Business 25 September 2019

US Congress wants financial crimes director to study blockchain

The House of Representatives has approved a bill for FinCEN to begin looking at how blockchains could assist in the global fight against financial crimes.

Business 14 May 2019

美国金融犯罪执法网全新指南对去中心化应用、闪电网络及隐私币带来影响

美国金融犯罪执法网（FinCEN）通过发布全新虚拟货币解释性指南，着重解决了业内富有责任感的思想领袖和专家一直呼吁的问题，即比特币和其他加密货币生态系统亟待规范成形并遵守法律。 周四，这家美国监管机构发布了一份全新指南，旨在解决特定加密货币相关业务在美国是否应被视为货币服务业务（MSB），从而接受监管并遵守《银行保密法》（BSA）及其他相关法律。这份全新“解释性指南”整合了FinCEN的现行法规及自2011年以来发布的涉及“可兑换虚拟货币”的相关行政指导。 ...

Business 10 May 2019

What FinCEN’s new guidelines mean for DApps, Lightning Network and privacy coins

FinCEN has issued a new guidance addressing whether certain cryptocurrency-related businesses need to be regulated as money services businesses.

Business 22 April 2019

FinCEN gives historic fine to cryptocurrency trader

Eric Powers appeared to do everything he could to upset law enforcement, and he’s getting a big fine as a reward.

Business 27 July 2018

Congress wants FinCEN to expressly cover cryptocurrencies

US Congress filed a bill that would enable Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to oversee the cryptocurrency space in order to report how digital currency could be used for money laundering, terrorism or other illicit activities.