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Markets

Central Bank of Ireland Expands Anti-Money Laundering Regime

The new requirements take effect in April.

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Policy

UK Crypto Trade Group Calls for Action Over Chronic Delays to FCA Registrations

Only four out of 200 crypto businesses' applications to the FCA's Money Laundering Registration regime have seen a decision, said CryptoUK.

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Policy

Blockchain Sleuth Says OKEx, Huobi Stonewalled Him in Child Porn Investigation

"Why would an exchange or any service in this industry that's claiming to want to do the right thing refuse to speak at all?" says CipherBlade's Rich Sanders.

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Policy

Seychelles, Longtime Home of BitMEX, Is Bending to US Pressure on KYC

When it comes to island-hopping crypto exchanges with relaxed know-your-customer rules, BitMEX could be just the tip of the iceberg.

Coconut drink, Port Victoria, Seychelles

Policy

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Amid China’s Crackdown on Fraudulent Bank Accounts

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CEO Global said Saturday one of its founders has been taken away by the authorities.

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Finance

Group Backed by ING Bank, Fidelity and Standard Chartered Releases Crypto AML Tools

The Travel Rule Protocol working group has published the first version of its TRP API.

A Standard Chartered branch in Hong Kong's business district.

Finance

BRD Is Breaking Into the Crypto Compliance Game

The new tech stack will provide AML and compliance tools for financial institutions, government agencies and cryptocurrency service providers.

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Markets

The Future for Unregulated Bitcoin Exchanges

CoinDesk's Anna Baydakova talks to non-custodial p2p exchanges Hodl Hodl and Bisq about why we still want no-KYC bitcoin.

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Policy

Spain's Crypto Firms to Face New Registration Requirements Under EU-Driven Bill

Spain is finally getting around to amending its AML laws six months after the EU deadline for compliance. The public comment period on that amendment ends today.

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Policy

FATF Says US 'Largely Compliant' With Virtual Currency Recommendations

A new Financial Action Task Force report says the U.S. is largely in compliance with its recommendations around digital assets, but still has some "minor deficiencies" in its state and federal framework.

The U.S. retains "minor deficiencies" in its policing of the virtual asset space. (Credit: Shutterstock)