AML
DeFi-Focused Startup Blue Comes Out of Stealth With $3.2M Raise
The firm offers products to help with know-your-customer and money-laundering checks.
Crypto Lender Nexo Targeted in Bulgaria Probe Into Alleged Money Laundering, Tax Violations
Authorities say they have evidence a Nexo user has been officially declared a terrorist financer.
Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says Crypto Monitoring Regime Is Unchanged
The Financial Action Task Force responded to a report that it is preparing to conduct annual compliance checks, saying it has not changed the way it monitors crypto assets or the process for adding countries to its "gray list."
Japanese Crypto Self-Regulatory Body to Loosen Token Vetting Process: Report
Japan has been looking to ease rules for crypto startups, with the government also considering corporate tax breaks for companies.
Time’s Running Out for French Crypto Registration Regime, Regulator Says
The country's Financial Markets Authority is also looking for entities willing to test out DLT-based securities trading.
FCA's Crypto AML Compliance Chief Steps Down
Mark Steward, who led the enforcement of anti-money laundering measures for crypto, is stepping down after seven years with the Financial Conduct Authority.
Japan Greenlights Tougher Anti-Money-Laundering Rules for Crypto
A cabinet decision to revise six foreign-exchange laws closely follows a government plan to introduce new rules for remittances, all aimed at tightening AML measures for crypto.
WOO Network CEO on Winning Milestone AML Approval From Taiwan
Fintech startup WOO Network was among the first 24 crypto platforms to be registered under Taiwan's Money Laundering Control Act. WOO Network co-founder Jack Tan, along with Head of Legal and AML Chloe Tsai, join "Community Crypto" to discuss the approval and what it suggests about the outlook for Taiwan's state of crypto regulation.
Money Laundering via Metaverse, DeFi, NFTs Targeted by EU Lawmakers’ Latest Draft
An emerging compromise may subject those who govern decentralized autonomous organizations to extra requirements.
Estonia Grants First Crypto License to LastBit's Striga
The crypto banking company is first to jump over new anti-money laundering hurdles which significantly toughen Estonia's legal regime.
