Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto / Digital Assets

S. Korea Has a New System for Tracking Crypto Tax Evaders

By Mark Johnston | 25/02/2024

Gyeonggi Province has been using a new digital tracking system that reduces investigation times from 6 months to just 15 days.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HK Crime Cases Involving Crypto Have Tripled Since 2021

By Mark Johnston | 25/02/2024

The SFC and police recorded 3,415 cases of virtual asset crimes in 2023, involving around HKD 4.4 billion (USD 562 million).

Enforcement

Montenegro Court to Extradite Do Kwon to the US, Not Korea

By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024

Montenegro’s High Court decided to approve the US extradition request over South Korea’s, citing the gravity of the charges and the evidence presented by US authorities.

AML / KYC

FATF Plenary Concludes With Beneficial Ownership, NPOs, Crypto in Focus

By Manesh Samtani | 23/02/2024

Kenya and Namibia were added to the FATF’s grey list while Barbados, Gibraltar, Uganda and the UAE were removed.

Capital / Liquidity

Thai SEC Passes Resolution to Revoke Zipmex Crypto Licence

By Editors | 23/02/2024

The SEC says Zipmex’s business licence needs to be revoked to prevent further harm to clients’ interests, after the company failed to resolve deficiencies by another deadline.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Fed Researchers Explore Governance of Permissionless Blockchains

By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024

New paper explores the stakeholders, governance models, and hard fork patterns of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.

Crypto / Digital Assets

The Future of Securities Tokenisation and Crypto Regulation 

By Hannah Cassidy | 22/02/2024

With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour.

Crypto / Digital Assets

UK Seeking to Introduce Stablecoin, Staking Rules Within Six Months

By Mark Johnston | 21/02/2024

The UK government is “pushing very hard” to enact the new rules as soon as possible, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Cybercrime Group LockBit Has Been Dismantled

By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2024

Law enforcement from ten countries have disrupted the criminal operation of the LockBit ransomware group.