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Regulations

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

By Jack Schickler

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Nov 15, 2022 at 11:21 a.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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Regulations

Switzerland Sticks to Tougher ID Checks for Crypto to Cash Transactions

Customers will be subject to the checks if they make transactions that total $1,000 or more over the course of a month.

By Jack Schickler

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Nov 2, 2022 at 12:19 p.m. UTC

Nov 2, 2022

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Money reimagined

Ugly Bargains Between Banks and Regulators Are Rearing Their Head Again

The "know your customer" and anti-money laundering system imposes constraints on financial access and inhibits liberty and privacy, even though the original security intent was reasonable.

By Michael J. Casey

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Oct 14, 2022 at 4:20 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Money laundering

US Officials Charge California Resident With Using Bitcoin to Launder $5.3M in Drug Proceeds

Federal officials alleged that John Khuu sold fake drugs for cryptocurrency, making over $5 million in the process.

By Nikhilesh De

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Oct 7, 2022 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2022

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Tornado cash

How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)

Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.

By JP Koning

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Sep 29, 2022 at 7:04 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2022

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Enforcement

India's Enforcement Directorate Freezes $1.5M in Bitcoin in Gaming App E-Nuggets Case

The agency has been conducting several search operations related to an "illegal loan apps" scam with China links .

By Amitoj Singh

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Sep 28, 2022 at 12:39 p.m. UTC

Sep 28, 2022

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Opinion

The DeFi Financial Crime Arms Race

By taking a fresh approach to stamping out financial crime we can build a safer future for DeFi.

By Michael Karbouris

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Sep 27, 2022 at 5:19 p.m. UTC

Sep 27, 2022

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No-livewire

Autoridades chinas arrestaron a 93 personas por lavado de dinero con criptomonedas

Los sospechosos lavaron una suma que alcanza los RMB 40.000 millones, según la Policía del condado de Hengyang.

By Eliza Gkritsi

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Sep 26, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2022

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China

Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering

The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 billion, according to Hengyang county police.

By Eliza Gkritsi

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Sep 26, 2022 at 1:31 p.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2022

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Regulations

UK Introduces Law to Seize, Freeze and Recover Crypto

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill is meant to build on an earlier law that helped regulators place sanctions on Russia.

By Camomile Shumba

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Sep 22, 2022 at 4:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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