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Commonwealth Bank's Crypto Services Face Regulatory Delays: Report
The Australian bank was testing a program that allowed customers to hold and use crypto on its app.

Deltec, Chainalysis, Robinhood and More Join Crypto Market Integrity Group
A total of 30 companies have joined the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) and signed its pledge to combat market manipulation.

Warren Announces New Bill Targeting Foreign Crypto Companies
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced “The Digital Assets Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act,” which would allow sanctions on foreign crypto companies for working with sanctioned entities. “The Hash” team discusses the concerns about crypto as a means for sanctions evasion and refers to a statement from Chainalysis’ John Levin regarding blockchain transparency.

Chainalysis Co-Founder Reflects on Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Crypto and Illicit Finance
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee conducted a hearing Thursday on digital assets and illicit finance. Jonathan Levin of blockchain tracking firm Chainalysis shares his opinions after testifying at the hearing. Plus, a larger discussion on Chainalysis’ role in monitoring the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in illicit financial flows.

Sen. Warren Announces Sanctions Compliance Bill for Crypto Companies
The bill would target foreign crypto companies.

US Bill Targets E-CNY; Russian Sanctions Hurting Public
Chainalysis launches free sanction screening tools. U.S. senators take aim at China’s digital yuan, while Russian sanctions highlight financial sovereignty issues. Tomorrowland to bring music to Web 3 with FTX Europe. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of The “Daily Forkast.”

Chainalysis Exec: ‘Unlikely’ That Russia Is Evading Sanctions Through Crypto
As U.S. lawmakers push the Treasury Dept. to ensure Russia is not evading sanctions with crypto, Salman Banei, Chainalysis head of public policy for North America, responds to the concern, emphasizing the transparency of open blockchain networks. Banei explains how Chainalysis tackles mixers and other DeFi protocols in its cross-chain monitoring.

US Agencies Seized Around $30M of Crypto Related to NetWalker Ransomware Last Year
The January 2021 seizure is the largest related to ransomware, according to blockchain research firm Chainalysis.

Chainalysis Says ‘Criminal Whales' Account for 4% of the Overall Pod
A new report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis says criminal whales held over $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency at the end of 2021.


