The National Police Agency of Japan is reporting a record high of 537 cases involving money laundering. Anti-money laundering regulations on cryptocurrency and blockchain transactions may be having a positive outcome in East Asia. According to an article released by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei on Mar. 3, the National Police Agency of Japan brought criminal […]
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South Korea’s national legislature has passed a law to introduce a permitting system for cryptocurrency exchanges based on real-name confirmed bank accounts. On March 5, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a revised bill on the reporting and use of special financial transaction information, focusing on the introduction of a permit system for cryptocurrency exchanges. Accordingly, […]
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Both co-founders of an alleged Ponzi scheme called Zima Digital Assets have pleaded not guilty to operating a $9 million cryptocurrency investment fraud. Zachary Salter, the co-founder of Zima Digital Assets alongside 28-year-old John Caruso, has pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in his arraignment in Arizona […]
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A UK financial watchdog hastily retracted an official warning about Kraken after apparently confusing the exchange with scammers — but a similar warning about BitMEX remains active. A UK financial watchdog hastily retracted an official warning about Kraken after apparently confusing the exchange with online scammers — but a similar warning about BitMEX remains active. […]
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Chile’s CryptoMarket is now operating under European regulation after being granted a license by Estonia’s financial watchdog. Chile’s crypto trading platform CryptoMarket has obtained a license issued by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), allowing it to provide services for the purchase and sale of crypto assets. Founded in 2016, CryptoMarket joins a select group […]
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Adam Todd, CEO at Digitex Futures Exchange, reveals that the exchange will completely take down all KYC as of April 2020 in response to earlier data leakage. While some global cryptocurrency exchanges move to expand Know Your Customer (KYC) rules, some major rivals claim that crypto platforms don’t need KYC at all. Digitex, a Seychelles-based […]
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Ukrainian officials are urged to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings as one of the national anti-corruption agencies publishes a manual on how to report crypto assets. The Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) detailed how cryptocurrencies must be reported on yearly income declarations. Cryptocurrencies are categorized under the “intangible asset” section, though they are also […]
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An Indian crypto analyst spoke to Cointelegraph about the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling against RBI’s ban on banks’ services to crypto firms. Earlier today, India’s Supreme Court delivered its verdict in a landmark case for cryptocurrency in the country. A bench of three justices ruled that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ban on banks’ […]
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A panel of experts spoke before the U.S. IRS on recent changes in crypto technology that are shaking up the world of taxation. It is no secret that the United States Internal Revenue Service is working to cope with the unique challenges of taxing cryptocurrencies. In the first of a series of panels today, March […]
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The German financial watchdog BaFin has issued a summary instruction manual for businesses that wish to offer cryptocurrency services that require its custody. The German financial watchdog (BaFin) issued a new summary leaflet detailing how cryptocurrencies are treated under newly enacted laws for 2020. The instructions are presented as BaFin’s interpretation of the new German […]
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