Crypto / Digital Assets

    AML / KYC

    ECB Analyses Options for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022

    Bitcoin and stablecoins are “unlikely” to be the “holy grail” of cross-border payments. Interlinked domestic payment systems and interoperable CBDCs show the most promise.

    AML / KYC

    New York State Regulator Penalises Robinhood Crypto Unit

    By Editors | 04/08/2022

    Robinhood Crypto had inadequate staffing of its AML programme, transaction monitoring deficiencies, and noncompliant cybersecurity policies.

    AML / KYC

    US SEC Charges 11 Over Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 04/08/2022

    Forsage investors earned profits by recruiting others into the scheme, which used assets from new investors to pay earlier investors.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Laying the Groundwork for Digital Assets to Take Flight in Korea

    By Susan Friedman | 04/08/2022

    South Korea has an opportunity to bolster innovation in digital assets as it develops new regulations for the sector, say Ripple’s Susan Friedman and Rahul Advani.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Grants DPT Licences to Sparrow, Digital Treasures Center

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2022

    Sparrow and DTC were granted in-principle approval earlier this year. MAS will be consulting on proposed measures to enhance its regulatory framework in the next few months.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UK Law Commission Proposes Reforms to Accommodate Crypto

    By Editors | 01/08/2022

    New consultation paper proposes explicit recognition of digital assets under law as a distinct category of personal property, provisionally called ‘data objects’.

    AML / KYC

    Taiwan Prohibits Credit Card Usage for Crypto Transactions

    By Darien Choong | 28/07/2022

    Credit card companies that process payments for transactions involving virtual assets will have three months to stop.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CFTC, SEC Preparing to Tackle More Crypto-related Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2022

    The CFTC has a new innovation office and is realigning its customer education office. The SEC has appointed 20 new specialists to its crypto unit and wants a bigger budget.

    AML / KYC

    UK: Most Crypto Firms Simply Withdrew Their FCA Applications

    By Mark Johnston | 26/07/2022

    The FCA approved 35 crypto firms out of 273 that applied for registration with the FCA under AML regulations.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    WEF Consortium Assesses Macro Impact of Crypto, Stablecoins

    By Editors | 26/07/2022

    Allowing crypto and stablecoins to play a role in the economy will bring the “highest macroeconomic net benefit to society”, the research finds.

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