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    Australia Court Orders Two Former Star Execs to Pay Fines

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/02/2025

    The Federal Court imposed monetary penalties against the two former executives and temporary bans on managing corporations.

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    Enforcement

    Myanmar Begins Repatriation of Chinese Scam Centre Workers

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/02/2025

    The move follows growing pressure from Beijing to shut down the criminal compounds, where trafficked workers run online fraud operations.

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    AML / KYC

    New Sanctions Announced to Mark Third Year of Ukraine War

    By Editors | 25/02/2025

    EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand sanctions target circumvention via third countries, Russia’s shadow fleet, financial institutions, trade

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    AML / KYC

    Europol Establishes Dedicated Hub for Sanctions-related Investigations

    By Editors | 25/02/2025

    The initiative will improve the tracking of illicit financial flows and asset seizures, ensuring a more coordinated response to sanctions evasion, Europol said.

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    AML / KYC

    Nigeria Sues Binance for Economic Losses and Back Taxes

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/02/2025

    The tax authority contends that Binance has a “significant economic presence” in Nigeria, making it liable for corporate income tax.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Bybit Falls Victim to $1.5bn Crypto Theft, the Largest in History

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/02/2025

    The theft was reportedly orchestrated by North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Security experts are investigating how the self-custodial multi-sig wallet used by Bybit was compromised.

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    AML / KYC

    US Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Again in Effect

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/02/2025

    FinCEN has set a new 21 March compliance deadline and said it would revise the BOI reporting rule to reduce regulatory burdens on lower-risk entities.

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    AML / KYC

    GLEIF Announces First Qualified vLEI Issuer in China

    By Mark Johnston | 24/02/2025

    The China Financial Certification Authority has become the first China-based issuer of fully digitised Legal Entity Identifiers.

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    AML / KYC

    FATF Removes Philippines from Grey List, Adds Nepal and Laos

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/02/2025

    The FATF also agreed on standards revisions to support financial inclusion and to issue consultations on payment transparency and proliferation financing schemes.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US SEC Launches Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

    By Nithya Subramanian | 21/02/2025

    The unit will “root out those seeking to misuse innovation to harm investors and diminish confidence in new technologies”

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