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FinCEN
Why FinCEN Wants Details on All Cross-Border Transactions Over $250
At an event Monday, FinCEN staffers discussed the “why” of a new proposal that has crypto fans concerned.

ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns
XMR, DASH and ZEC "were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint."

PayPal-Backed Blockchain Analytics Firm Hires Former US Treasury Adviser
TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm with backing from PayPal, is adding Ari Redbord as its head of legal and government affairs.

US Moves to Cast a Wider Net for Catching Money Launderers, Crypto or Otherwise
The Fed and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network want to lower the threshold for reporting financial transactions and make sure crypto is included.

FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
Larry Dean Harmon ran the first bitcoin mixing services targeted with criminal allegations by U.S. authorities.

FinCEN Warns on Ransomware Attacks, Notes Increased Targeting of Government Entities
Ransomware attackers use malicious software to block access to data and demand ransom in return, oftentimes deploying the threat to make proprietary data public.

FinCEN Warns on Coronavirus Scams Demanding Crypto
FinCEN is warning cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, and asks firms to be especially vigilant regarding their dealings with virtual currencies.

Less Than 1% of FinCEN's Suspicious Activity Reports Since 2013 Mentioned Crypto
More than 70,000 crypto-related SARs had been filed with FinCEN since 2013, director Kenneth Blanco said Wednesday.

Singapore Crypto Exchange Eyes US Expansion After Registering With FinCEN
Singapore-based Bitget has registered with the U.S. Treasury Department as a money services business, the first step to launching operations in the country.

Canada's Financial Crimes Watchdog Gets Ready for FATF Compliance
Canada’s financial crimes watchdog is preparing to implement its broad new virtual currency oversight powers ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2020 deadline.
