All posts tagged "cryptocurrency"
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50AML / KYCSEC Thailand Allows Crypto Exchange Bitkub to Resume Services
Bitkub has been allowed to resume accepting new clients. A warning was issued against Binance. Huobi was ordered to suspend services.
April 12, 2021 -
167AML / KYCSydney Court Jails Man for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
The man used other people's identities to set up accounts with a cryptocurrency provider, which he used to withdraw stolen bitcoin.
April 9, 2021 -
117Asia-Pacific
Thailand 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 -
112AML / KYCJapan Crypto Industry to Adopt Travel Rule by April 2022
The FSA has written to the JVCEA advising it to start preparing for the implementation of the travel rule in Japan's crypto industry.
April 7, 2021 -
121Fintech / RegtechIndia MCA Directs Companies to Disclose Crypto Dealings
Companies are required to disclose their cryptocurrency dealings as well as profits and losses on these transactions in their financial statements.
April 1, 2021 -
234EnforcementCFTC Penalises Coinbase for False Reporting, Wash Trading
The settlement requires Coinbase to pay $6.5mn, and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act or CFTC regulations.
March 24, 2021 -
192Australia & NZAustralia to Expand Scope, Length of Fintech Select Committee
The FinTech Select Committee's mandate has been extended from an April deadline to October 2021. A report on its work programme is expected in April.
March 19, 2021 -
120Asia-PacificBOT Warns Against THB-Denominated Stablecoin
A stablecoin denominated in Thai baht has been developed overseas. Any activity involving the stablecoin is deemed illegal.
March 18, 2021 -
121AML / KYCBangladesh Officials Confirm Use of Bitcoin to Finance Terrorism
Two arrested militants have reportedly confessed to receiving funds through Bitcoin from extremist groups since 2014.
March 13, 2021 -
118AML / KYCJohn McAfee Indicted for Crypto-related Fraud, Money Laundering
McAfee and his associate allegedly used their large Twitter following to promote altcoins and ICOs to investors through a so-called pump-and-dump scheme.
March 8, 2021
