The European Parliament adopted a new AML law package which increases the reporting requirements of crypto asset service providers (CASPs) when sending and receiving ‘anonymous’ payments between self-hosted wallets and custodial service providers,…
The cornerstone of the modern approach to money laundering is to prevent illicit funds from entering the financial system. The rationale is understandable: if criminals won’t be able to use their money, they…
For the past decade, the abbreviations AML and KYC have become an inextricable part of our lives. To help law enforcement track illegal funds, an increasingly constraining set of anti-money-laundering measures is being…
US Senate aims to regulate “anyone who “controls” a DeFi protocol or makes available an application to use the protocol.” The United States Senate is gearing up to introduce a new piece of…
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are making adjustments as the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, known as the Travel Rule, are set to be enforced in the country. On May 30th,…
On March 23, CNBC reported that a group of Binance angels shared techniques that allow users to bypass the platform’s KYC, residency, and verification systems. CNBC confirmed the information by reviewing hundreds of…
A bi-partisan anti-money laundering (AML) bill that covers “decentralized entities” such as decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and DAOs will soon be reintroduced to Congress, according to United States Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren, a…
This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and managing director of Swan Bitcoin International. Financial surveillance is all around us. Every time you want to sign…