Anti-money laundering
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The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 aims to add “crypto participants,” including wallet providers, miners and validators, to the definition of “financial institutions”
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Banks need to get serious when vetting crypto service providers, says Singapore’s monetary authority
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The deadline for firms to submit comments on the proposed amendments is August 31, 2023
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There’s more than enough crime in crypto to make a solid whistleblower program a key way to crack down on bad actors
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An investigation found that BitPay’s cybersecurity and anti-money laundering programs were not in compliance with New York State’s Department of Financial Services regulations
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“KYC norms are no longer a best practice but a legal obligation,” one tech lawyer said about India’s latest directive for the crypto industry
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FinCEN, charged with combating money laundering, wants to see if DeFi filters through the regulator’s existing frameworks
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‘AMLA,’ a brand new regulator, will monitor crypto businesses in the European Union considered a risk for money laundering
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MiCA, the European landmark crypto law, is nearing the finish line in the EU’s long negotiation process
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The proposed measures would expand anti-money laundering requirements on cryptoassets
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