Anti-Money Laundering

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Italy Formally Lays Out Crypto Firms' New AML Requirements
The rules lay out registration and reporting requirements for virtual asset service providers.
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FATF Publishes Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance
FATF Publishes Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its revised guidance for crypto firms, further clarifying the definition of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), DeFi,...
FATF Publishes Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance

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FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks
The message from the regulator is countries have to implement these standards now.
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FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks
FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering (AML) agency, has released its updated guidance for firms that handle crypto and virtual assets. “The Ha...
FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks

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UK Regtech Firm ComplyAdvantage Adds Elliptic to Its Crypto Compliance Suite
ComplyAdvantage is already working with crypto firms like Paxos and Gemini, but mainly on the fiat AML side of things.
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FATF meeting. (Financial Action Task Force)
FATF Will Finally Publish Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Next Week
President Marcus Pleyer said the watchdog now expects countries to implement its “Travel Rule” guidance as soon as possible.
FATF meeting. (Financial Action Task Force)

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Upbit to Tighten Restrictions on Non-Verified Customers in South Korea
Restrictions will kick in on Wednesday to meet the country’s anti-money laundering laws.
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Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role
Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role
Binance has named former U.S. Treasury enforcement investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer. The appointment comes as the crypto exchange is...
Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role
Greg Monahan joins the crypto exchange with 30 years' experience in government service, mostly as a U.S. Treasury criminal investigator.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), one of the main sponsors of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, speaks at the 2015 Defending the American Dream Summit at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Fundamentally Incompatible: How the Proposed Crypto Tax Rules Miss the Mark
A late addition to the infrastructure bill moving through Congress would impose impossible reporting requirements on miners and wallets.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), one of the main sponsors of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, speaks at the 2015 Defending the American Dream Summit at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.