
Money Laundering
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4 December, 2024
Coinbase scraps Turkey plans, wants to dump AML laws
After ceasing USDC rewards in the European Economic Area, Coinbase withdrew its Turkey licensing plans while CEO Armstrong painted some...
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3 December, 2024
Crypto bros, money launderers celebrate Tornado Cash ruling
The Fifth Circuit's reversal of an earlier ruling granted Tornado Cash plaintiffs a motion for partial summary judgment, a decision...
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29 November, 2024
Nigeria restarts $35M money laundering case against Binance
Nigeria is amending its Binance lawsuit and prosecuting other local ‘crypto’ firms. In other news, Yellow Card is also in...
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19 November, 2024
New Yorker faces 5 years sentence following $10B Bitfinex theft
Ilya Lichtenstein faced 20 years for stealing 120,000 BTC from Bitfinex, but prosecutors said he cooperated, had no priors, and...
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21 October, 2024
EU watchdog backs MiCA amendments; Ireland drafts AML rules
The EU doubles down on its money laundering countermeasures with changes to its landmark MiCA regulations, while Ireland is making...
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18 October, 2024
a16z says ‘crypto’ money laundering is evil foreigners’ fault
a16z's legal officers claim that regulators must focus on foreign entities in their pursuit to crack down on money laundering,...