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Philippines to prohibit access to the Binance exchange

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 Mar 2024

Philippines has planned to block the Binance exchange by June 2024, giving time for investors to close their positions held via the exchange.

cryptocurrency exchange, regulation, AML, compliance, trading platform

Judge accepts Binance's USD 4.3 billion plea deal

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Feb 2024

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received approval from a US judge to pay USD 4.3 billion for violating anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws.

AML, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, regulation, KYC

Google Play bans Binance and OKX apps in India

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Jan 2024

The Google Play Store in India has removed the Binance and OKX cryptocurrency exchange apps following a noncompliance notice issued by the government.

compliance, cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, regulation

CFTC believes that DeFi Identity should be prioritised by policymakers

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Jan 2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has urged policymakers to prioritise the identification of individuals involved in DeFi.

DeFi, digital identity, regulation, cryptocurrency

Binance agrees to USD 4 billion settlement in US crypto probe

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Nov 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to pay USD 4 billion to settle an investigation from the US Department of Justice.

AML, cryptocurrency exchange, compliance, regulation

Coinbase partners with PayPal to support crypto purchases

News | Cryptocurrencies | 30 Aug 2023

Coinbase has partnered with PayPal to allow users in Germany and the UK to seamlessly purchase and withdraw cryptocurrencies.

cryptocurrency, partnership, digital assets, product upgrade

Coinbase acquires a minority stake in Circle Internet Financial

News | Cryptocurrencies | 22 Aug 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired a minority stake in Circle Internet Financial and aims to shut down the Centre Consortium.

cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, stablecoin, acquisition

Coinbase secures approval to bring federally regulated crypto to the US

News | Cryptocurrencies | 17 Aug 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association to offer access to eligible US customers to crypto futures. 

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, trading platform, regulation

Senators in the US reintroduce a crypto AML bill

News | Cryptocurrencies | 08 Aug 2023

Two US senators have reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023, which focuses on market participants such as miners and validators.

cryptocurrency, regulation, compliance, AML

Regulating crypto in a post-FTX world - initiatives and timelines

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Mar 2023

In the wake of the FTX meltdown from November 2022, governments and financial regulators from around the world are working on regulating crypto.

regulation, compliance, cryptocurrency, digital assets, crypto asset, crypto

FTX Japan resumes customer withdrawals

News | Cryptocurrencies | 21 Feb 2023

FTX Japan, the Japanese arm of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has resumed customer holding withdrawals through the Liquid Japan platform.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, cryptocurrency exchange, crypto

SEC to investigate insider trading on crypto exchanges

News | Cryptocurrencies | 17 Jun 2022

The US-based Securities and Exchange Commission have reportedly planned to perform routine checks on the exchange in question or look for specific violations.

cryptocurrency exchange, DeFi, NFT, regulation, compliance, stablecoin

BitMEX founders fined 30 mln for illegal trading in the US

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 May 2022

A US federal judge has ordered the three co-founders of BitMEX to pay a total of USD 30 million for operating an illegal cryptocurrency derivatives platform and violating money-laundering rules, according to CoinDesk.

cryptocurrency, AML, regulation, financial sanctions, Bitcoin, Ethereum

Tether to pay USD 41 mln over allegations

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Oct 2021

Tether will pay USD 41 million to settle allegations that it made untrue or misleading statements when it claimed its stablecoins were fully backed by fiat currencies.

cryptocurrency, tokenization, digital assets, fraud management

The digital euro project has launched – now the ECB must choose the right technology

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 16 Aug 2021

Is the digital euro closer to being a reality? Isabelle Corbett of R3 goes into details on what can make this CBDC project happen

digital currency, CBDC, central bank, European Commission, blockchain

BitMEX agrees to pay USD 100 mln to settle US charges

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Aug 2021

BitMEX, a virtual currency derivatives exchange, has agreed to pay up to USD 100 million to settle US charges of unlawfully accepting customer funds to trade cryptocurrencies.

cryptocurrency exchange, regulation, AML, compliance

Crypto to pose challenges to law enforcement activities, according to DOJ

News | Cryptocurrencies | 12 Oct 2020

Cryptocurrencies pose an emerging challenge to law enforcement activities; the US Attorney General William Barr’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has mentioned in DOJ’s ‘Crypto Enforcement Framework’.

Financial Action Task Force, cryptocurrency, money laundering, digital assets, DOJ, US, virtual assets, blockchains

Deutsche Bank enters settlement with CFTC for data reporting and spoofing cases

News | Payments General | 22 Jun 2020

Deutsche Bank has entered a settlement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over allegations of market manipulation and violations in swap data reporting, resulting in a penalty of more than USD 10 million.

Deutsche Bank, DB, data, Spoofing, US, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, Germany, Deutsche Bank Securities, Tokyo, DBSI

Danske Bank selects Behavox technology for compliance supervision

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Jun 2020

Denmark-based Danske Bank has  selected US-based Behavox, an AI-based end-to-end data operating platform, for electronic and audio communication compliance supervision.

Danske Bank, banks, Denmark, Behavox, risk management, US, AI, data, machine learning, FCA, FINRA, CFTC, Dodd-Frank, MAR, FCPA, SMR, MiDID II

AML and CFT obligations for digital assets high on the US regulatory bodies agenda

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 15 Oct 2019

Financial institutions (FIs) working in digital assets have been required by US regulatory bodies to pay attention to their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) obligations under the Bank of Secrecy Act (BSA).

FIS, AML, CFT, digital assets, fraud prevention, online security, regulatory body, Bank of Secrecy Act