All posts tagged "Cryptocurrencies"
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250AML / KYCTaiwan to Require Crypto Sector to Comply with AML Rules
Crypto exchanges and trading platforms will have to comply with AML requirements for conventional banks starting 1 July.
April 22, 2021 -
133EuropeHM Treasury, BOE Form CBDC Taskforce to Explore ‘Britcoin’
The taskforce will coordinate work to explore a potential 'Britcoin', though a decision has not been made on whether a CBDC would be introduced.
April 21, 2021 -
170AML / KYCFSS Korea Mulls New Crypto Rules to Counter ‘Kimchi Premium’
The plan is a response to growing suspicions that investors are purchasing bitcoin from overseas exchanges with the intent of selling them in Korea at a premium.
April 21, 2021 -
113FeatureGary Gensler Sworn Into Office as New SEC Chair
Gary Gensler was sworn in as the new SEC chairman three days after the US Senate voted to approve his nomination.
April 19, 2021 -
207Asia-PacificThailand SEC to Require Crypto Investors to Have Experience
Under the new regulations, cryptocurrency investors must have previous experience or training to prove their knowledge of cryptocurrency.
April 8, 2021 -
160AML / KYCChina: 13 Arrested for Using Crypto to Launder Fraud Proceeds
The suspects confessed to laundering proceeds from telecoms fraud using Tether, before withdrawing the funds to transfer overseas.
March 22, 2021 -
223Fintech / RegtechEtrading Software Becomes Registration Authority for DTIs
The UK-headquartered technology provider has been nominated to become the registration authority for the new ISO standard for Digital Token Identifiers.
March 2, 2021 -
259Big PictureMore Central Banks Advancing CBDC Work: BIS Report
CBDCs need to be linked to a digital identity in order to be useful in achieving financial inclusion, said BIS general manager Agustín Carstens.
January 29, 2021 -
795AML / KYCAnti-Money Laundering a Priority for Incoming Treasury Secretary Yellen
Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen thanked Congress for passing the AMLA, widely considered to be the most significant overhaul of AML legislation in the US since 2001.
January 25, 2021 -
497Fintech / RegtechSFC Issues First Licence to Digital Asset Trading Platform
The licences permit OSL Digital Securities to operate regulated brokerage and automated trading services for digital assets.
December 16, 2020
