Digital Assets

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    Stablecoins

    Tether to Start Monitoring Secondary Market for USDT

    By Editors | 04/05/2024

    Through a partnership with Chainalysis, Tether will provide sanctions monitoring, an illicit transfers detection tool, and analysis on major USDT holders.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australia: Scam Losses Fall for the First Time in Six Years

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2024

    In its latest report on annual scam activity, the ACCC highlighted government and industry initiatives that led to lower scam losses in 2023.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Australian Court Rules in ASIC’s Favour in ‘Qoin Wallet’ Case

    By Editors | 03/05/2024

    The ruling is the first court outcome against a non-cash payment facility involving crypto, ASIC’s Joe Longo noted.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Senators Raise Concerns Over Iran’s Crypto Mining

    By Editors | 03/05/2024

    A letter from two US senators asks government officials about the steps being taken to address Iranian crypto mining and sanctions evasion.

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    Tokenisation

    Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation

    By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024

    The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    India Collaborates with US FBI on Crypto Scam Case

    By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

    The joint operation uncovered a $360mn scam involving drug trafficking, crypto payments and the dark web.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    US Court Sentences Binance Founder to Four Months Jail

    By Editors | 01/05/2024

    The sentence was below the three years requested by prosecutors and the 18 month maximum recommended under federal guidelines.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Russia to Tighten Regulations for Crypto Mining Operations

    By Editors | 01/05/2024

    Earlier it was reported that Russia was planning to ban private cryptocurrencies outright, but a lawmaker has dispelled this notion.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Chinese Firms Turning to Illegal Channels for Russia Business

    By Editors | 30/04/2024

    With China’s big banks no longer processing Russia-related payments, exporters are increasingly turning to underground channels including cryptocurrency.

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    Cryptocurrency

    ASX Expected to Approve More Bitcoin ETFs This Year – Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2024

    VanEck Associates, BetaShares, and local player DigitalX have lodged applications with ASX to list spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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