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State of Crypto: FATF's New Guidance Takes Aim at DeFi

The Financial Action Task Force addressed DeFi and NFTs in its new proposed draft guidance, but its new definitions might be extremely broad.

(Hervé Cortinat/OECD, modified by CoinDesk)

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Civil Liberties Group Calls FinCEN Crypto Wallet Rule 'Unconstitutional'

The nonprofit said FinCEN's proposed rule "represents a radical extension of ... financial surveillance of innocent Americans."

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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Coinbase Calls Out Binance as It Bemoans Compliance Burden

Due to a lack of enforcement on the part of authorities, offshore crypto exchanges sell unregulated services to U.S. consumers "seemingly without penalty."

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FinCEN's Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says

FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule.

Treasury Secretary
Steven T. Mnuchin

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State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency's Crypto Legacy

Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime.

Donald Trump

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FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules

The industry now has 60 days to provide feedback on the proposal.

FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco announced its proposed rulemaking would be further extended.

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State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era

The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but other issues remain.

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DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet 'Horror Story' a 'Fiction'

“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.

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FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Wallet Rule

Critics of the rule said it would be technically impossible for some projects to comply because smart contracts and author-decentralized tools do not have name or address information to provide.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

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FinCEN's Crypto Surveillance Rule Violates the US Constitution

Proposals requiring crypto companies to report transactions amount to "mass surveillance" and flout the Fourth Amendment.

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