Crypto / Digital Assets

    AML / KYC

    China to Strengthen ‘Controllable Anonymity’ Feature of e-CNY

    By Darien Choong | 30/09/2022

    Twenty defendants have been arrested on suspicion of illegal business activity and money laundering using the e-CNY.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre Launches Retail CBDC Project

    By Editors | 30/09/2022

    The central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden will develop a “hub” to which they will connect their domestic proof-of-concept CBDC systems.

    AML / KYC

    G7 Nations Imposing New Russia Sanctions Over “Sham” Referendums

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/09/2022

    The EU package includes an oil price cap and a complete ban on providing crypto services to Russians. UK targets include Gazprombank, Sberbank and Sovcombank board members.

    AML / KYC

    Japan to Adopt Travel Rule in Crypto in May 2023 – Report

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The FSA plans to submit amendments to the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds to a parliamentary session next week.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BIS Announces Successful Completion of mBridge CBDC Pilot

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    The month-long testing phase facilitated more than 160 transfers and FX exchanges worth USD 22 million on the mBridge Ledger.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FTX Wins Auction to Buy Assets of Bankrupt Voyager Digital

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    FTX won a “highly competitive auction process” that lasted two weeks with the “highest and best bid for its assets”, valued at just over USD 1.4 billion.

    AML / KYC

    CFTC Penalises Crypto Firm, Pursues First Case Against DAO

    By Editors | 29/09/2022

    Crypto firm bZeroX transferred its software protocol to a DAO and then marketed this as a way to be “enforcement-proof”.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DBS Rolls Out Crypto Services to 100,000 More Investors

    By Editors | 28/09/2022

    Accredited wealth clients are able to trade four cryptocurrencies on DDEx – Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and XRP.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Korea FSS Finds More Suspicious Crypto-Linked FX Transactions

    By Editors | 28/09/2022

    FSS investigations have so far involved 82 corporates and 12 banks. The total value of abnormal FX transactions discovered is now $7.2bn.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Korea Has Seized $182m in Crypto from Tax Delinquents

    By Editors | 27/09/2022

    The largest seizure from a single delinquent taxpayer was worth around KRW 12.5 billion, or about USD 8.8 million.

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