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Finance

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.

Melbourne city at night (James O'Neil/ Getty Images)

Policy

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.

Meerkat (Getty/Jerome Ang Chua)

Videos

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.

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Videos

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.

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Policy

Sen. Warren Announces Sanctions Compliance Bill for Crypto Companies

The bill would target foreign crypto companies.

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Videos

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.”

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Videos

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.

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Finance

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.

The Ransomware Task Force report warned an international effort would be needed to properly combat a growing ransomware threat.

Policy

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.

Beluga whales swim in the Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada. (Getty Images)