The global entity responsible for setting international money laundering guidelines is finally ready to lay the foundation for its first crypto-specific set of rules by June 2018. FATF Readies Global Crypto Regulation on Money Laundering Paris, France-based money laundering watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has seen increasing pressure from global governments to unify regulation…
Strange things occur in the cryptocurrency market. Prices spike following negative news, and positive news is met with a strong sell-off. Cryptocurrency exchange founders are accused of faking their own deaths and making off with their customer’s assets. But not much is stranger than seeing someone pay over $300,000 in fees to send a mere…
A man who created his own Bitcoin ATM has pleaded guilty of money laundering and related crimes. Kunal Kalra, a resident of Westwood, California, used his machine and other means to clean as much as $25 million between 2015 and 2017. Court documents claim that Kalra also exchanged Bitcoin for cash with a range of…
The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan has estimated that there were around 6,000 cases of suspected money laundering relating to crypto in the nation in the first three quarters of 2018. This figure is more than eight times that of the final nine months of the previous year. Japan’s Crypto Exchange Required to Report…
Following a Spanish investigation into a gang’s recently-busted money laundering operation, the nation’s police force claim to have exposed gaps in the European Union’s regulations designed to prevent money laundering. The group reportedly exploited the lack of rules regarding Bitcoin trading terminals, popularly referred to as Bitcoin ATMs. Authorities believe the criminal group used the…
Regulators across the globe and in the United States are taking a tougher stance on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies ever since the news broke that Facebook would be launching a crypto asset of their own, sparking widespread outrage and concern. While power and privacy are the main concerns over Facebook’s libra crypto token, Bitcoin and…
At least Discord knows where it’s standing now. And, with this story, we know how early into the cryptocurrency game we all are. And how misunderstood all of this is by the general public. Discord’s founder and CEO Jason Citron hinted at possible integration with the Ethereum ecosystem, with NFTs, and with the incoming Web3.…
The popular Bitcoin wallet and mixer, Samurai Wallet, has been shut down with its founders accused of conspiring to commit money laundering. Today federal prosecutors brought charges against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, founders of the Bitcoin wallet and mixer, Samurai Wallet, accusing them of conspiring to commit money laundering. This action reflects the…
According to a recent report published by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, money laundering involving crypto assets has experienced a notable decline compared to the previous year. However, the report highlights that illicit actors have started adapting their tactics to evade detection and further obscure the movement of illicit funds. Evolving Tactics In Crypto Money Laundering…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Larry Dean Harmon of Ohio was officially sentenced Friday for running the darknet crypto mixer Helix over allegations that he had processed over $300 million worth of crypto tokens from 2014 to 2017. Related Reading Harmon gets a three-year sentence, in addition to forfeiture of assets up to…