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Taiwan Aligns with India, Japan on AML Regulations for Crypto Businesses, Accelerates Registration Deadline
This week, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced that all cryptocurrency firms, whether already operating in the country or planning to establish operations, must register for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The FSC has advanced the registration deadline from January 1, 2025, to November 30, 2024, urging firms to expedit...
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Bharat Web3 Association Calls for Teamwork in Building Ironclad Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) recently hosted its first ever training and awareness workshop on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The aim of this meeting was to open dialogues on the steps that could prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies for unlawful activities like money laundering and terror financing.
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Binance Fined $4.4 Million in Canada for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Canada is the latest country that has taken action against crypto exchange Binance. The reason cited for the $ 4 million fine is Binance’s violation of Canada’s anti-money laundering rules while conducting its operations in 2023.
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KuCoin Failed to Comply With Money Laundering Rules, Used for $9 Billion in Suspect Crypto Trades, US Says
KuCoin has been charged by US prosecutors along with two of its founders for failing to comply with US anti-money laundering rules. One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, KuCoin was established in 201. It has now been charged with “wilfully failing” to establish and maintain a program to keep the platform from being used for illic...
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Can't Invoke Anti-Money Laundering Act Unless...: Supreme Court's Big Ruling
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its verdict which held that a person cannot be booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by invoking Section 120B of the IPC.
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Changpeng Zhao: 5 Points On Binance Founder Who Resigned Over Money Laundering Probe
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao resigned from the company and pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws of the United States as part of a $4.3 billion settlement resolving a years-long probe into the world's largest crypto exchange
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KuCoin to Introduce Compulsory KYC Verifications Starting July: Details
KuCoin wishes to be in alignment with the global Anti-Money Laundering regulations. To do so, the crypto exchange has decided to introduce global Anti-Money Laundering regulations starting July 15.
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Estonia Revokes Operational Licences of Nearly 400 Crypto Firms, Deploys New Rules
The government of Estonia has revoked the operational permits of 398 service providers of virtual assets. The move comes almost after a year since the northern European nation amended its anti-money laundering laws.
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Centre Amends Rules Under Anti-Money Laundering Law
The government has amended rules under the anti-money law, making it mandatory for banks and financial institutions to record financial transactions of politically exposed persons (PEP).
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Crypto Exchanges, Virtual Digital Asset Intermediaries Must Perform KYC of Clients: Finance Ministry
Crypto exchanges and firms dealing with virtual digital assets must perform KYC of their clients and users on the platform, under new rules notified by the Finance Ministry earlier this week. Entities dealing in virtual digital assets are now considered 'reporting entities' under the Prevention of money laundering Act (PMLA).
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Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
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Hong Kong Amends Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Include Crypto, Here’s What it Means
Hong Kong, who recently emerged as the most crypto ready nation in the world, has taken a proactive step to ensure that crypto assets are not misused by criminals for moving illicit funds, illegally. The country has amended its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022, to now include crypto transactions as w...
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Crypto Rules Against Money Laundering Unofficially Mandated by Financial Action Task Force: Details
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looking to grey list nations that are not maintaining a strict adherence to its anti-money laundering rules. The FATF is planning to hold annual checks across nations to make sure that each of them is enforcing preventative rules against the use of crypto assets in money laundering and terror financing case...
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Binance Finetunes KYC, Anti-Money Laundering Rules Aiming to Safeguard its Business, Users
Amid global crypto expansion, Binance is trying to make sure that its business practices remain away from being exploited by notorious entities. The company has teamed up with KYC and AML service providers like CipherTrace, Elliptic, WorldCheck, Onfido, and Jumio to finetune its parameters against money laundering and other suspicious crypto activi...
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Money Launderers Are Taking European Union To The Cleaners: Analysts
European Union nations may boast the world's most stringent anti-money laundering rules, but recent scandals show that criminals are good at exploiting the bloc's Achilles' heel: A patent lack of coordination.
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Taiwan Aligns with India, Japan on AML Regulations for Crypto Businesses, Accelerates Registration Deadline
This week, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced that all cryptocurrency firms, whether already operating in the country or planning to establish operations, must register for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The FSC has advanced the registration deadline from January 1, 2025, to November 30, 2024, urging firms to expedit...
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Bharat Web3 Association Calls for Teamwork in Building Ironclad Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) recently hosted its first ever training and awareness workshop on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The aim of this meeting was to open dialogues on the steps that could prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies for unlawful activities like money laundering and terror financing.
-
Binance Fined $4.4 Million in Canada for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Canada is the latest country that has taken action against crypto exchange Binance. The reason cited for the $ 4 million fine is Binance’s violation of Canada’s anti-money laundering rules while conducting its operations in 2023.
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KuCoin Failed to Comply With Money Laundering Rules, Used for $9 Billion in Suspect Crypto Trades, US Says
KuCoin has been charged by US prosecutors along with two of its founders for failing to comply with US anti-money laundering rules. One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, KuCoin was established in 201. It has now been charged with “wilfully failing” to establish and maintain a program to keep the platform from being used for illic...
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Can't Invoke Anti-Money Laundering Act Unless...: Supreme Court's Big Ruling
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its verdict which held that a person cannot be booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by invoking Section 120B of the IPC.
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Changpeng Zhao: 5 Points On Binance Founder Who Resigned Over Money Laundering Probe
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao resigned from the company and pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws of the United States as part of a $4.3 billion settlement resolving a years-long probe into the world's largest crypto exchange
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KuCoin to Introduce Compulsory KYC Verifications Starting July: Details
KuCoin wishes to be in alignment with the global Anti-Money Laundering regulations. To do so, the crypto exchange has decided to introduce global Anti-Money Laundering regulations starting July 15.
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Estonia Revokes Operational Licences of Nearly 400 Crypto Firms, Deploys New Rules
The government of Estonia has revoked the operational permits of 398 service providers of virtual assets. The move comes almost after a year since the northern European nation amended its anti-money laundering laws.
-
Centre Amends Rules Under Anti-Money Laundering Law
The government has amended rules under the anti-money law, making it mandatory for banks and financial institutions to record financial transactions of politically exposed persons (PEP).
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Crypto Exchanges, Virtual Digital Asset Intermediaries Must Perform KYC of Clients: Finance Ministry
Crypto exchanges and firms dealing with virtual digital assets must perform KYC of their clients and users on the platform, under new rules notified by the Finance Ministry earlier this week. Entities dealing in virtual digital assets are now considered 'reporting entities' under the Prevention of money laundering Act (PMLA).
-
Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
-
Hong Kong Amends Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Include Crypto, Here’s What it Means
Hong Kong, who recently emerged as the most crypto ready nation in the world, has taken a proactive step to ensure that crypto assets are not misused by criminals for moving illicit funds, illegally. The country has amended its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022, to now include crypto transactions as w...
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Crypto Rules Against Money Laundering Unofficially Mandated by Financial Action Task Force: Details
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looking to grey list nations that are not maintaining a strict adherence to its anti-money laundering rules. The FATF is planning to hold annual checks across nations to make sure that each of them is enforcing preventative rules against the use of crypto assets in money laundering and terror financing case...
-
Binance Finetunes KYC, Anti-Money Laundering Rules Aiming to Safeguard its Business, Users
Amid global crypto expansion, Binance is trying to make sure that its business practices remain away from being exploited by notorious entities. The company has teamed up with KYC and AML service providers like CipherTrace, Elliptic, WorldCheck, Onfido, and Jumio to finetune its parameters against money laundering and other suspicious crypto activi...
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Money Launderers Are Taking European Union To The Cleaners: Analysts
European Union nations may boast the world's most stringent anti-money laundering rules, but recent scandals show that criminals are good at exploiting the bloc's Achilles' heel: A patent lack of coordination.
