All posts tagged "Bitcoin"
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654AML / KYCNZ Police Seize $90m Allegedly Laundered with Bitcoin
The seized bank funds, said to be connected to suspected Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik, represent the largest ever asset restraint in New Zealand police history.
June 25, 2020 -
1.1KBig PictureVideo: Libra Missteps, CBDC Opportunities, Digital Yuan: Douglas Arner
Douglas Arner explains how Bitcoin, Libra, China's digital currency project, and Covid-19 have each played a role in catalysing what will be a fundamental reorientation of monetary and payment systems.
June 19, 2020 -
500EnforcementMalaysian Police Arrest 14 Chinese Nationals in Crypto Scam
The group was found to be impersonating successful investors and using WeChat and QQ group chats to lure mainland victims into investing.
April 21, 2020 -
1.2KAML / KYCOFAC Sanctions Two Chinese Nationals Over Stolen Cryptocurrency
OFAC has linked two Chinese nationals to the 2018 theft of $250mn in cryptocurrency by the Lazarus Group, a US-designated North Korean cybercrime group.
March 4, 2020 -
578InternationalCross-border Payments Front and Center in BIS Quarterly Review
The BIS is exploring how to solve key shortcomings related to access and cross-border payments, including to address the global decline in correspondent banking.
March 3, 2020 -
1.1KCapital Regulation
BCBS Addresses Capital Requirements for “Crypto-Assets”
The BCBS consultation will likely give an indication of the banking industry's mindset towards holding cryptoassets in the future, says Douglas Cheung at Wolters Kluwer.
December 23, 2019 -
735FeatureMAS Consults on Regulatory Approach for Crypto Derivatives
The MAS has received indications of interest for bitcoin and ether derivatives, regulated under the SFA, to be made available to investors in Singapore.
November 21, 2019 -
946Fintech / RegtechUPDATED – Bitpoint Japan Loses $28m in Crypto in Hot Wallet Hack
The majority of the stolen funds belonged to clients and were held in hot wallets. Crypto exchanges in Japan are required to hold client assets offline in segregated cold wallets.
July 16, 2019 -
934Fintech / RegtechSingapore Proposes GST Exemption for Digital Token Payments
Transactions involving digital tokens or cryptocurrencies that function or are intended to function as a medium of exchange will be exempt from GST.
July 9, 2019 -
955EnforcementSingapore Court Rules in First Case Involving Cryptocurrency
The Singapore International Commercial Court has ruled that crypto exchange Quoine was liable for a “breach of contract and breach of trust” by reversing seven trades in April 2017.
March 19, 2019
