KuCoin was ordered by Austria’s FMA to halt business in the EU because of a shortfall in AML and compliance staff. www.coindesk.com
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22-Year-Old Gets 70 Months Prison for Role in $263M Crypto Laundering Scheme
by shayaanby shayaanA 22-year-old California man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for laundering millions from a $263 million crypto fraud …
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Fed’s Barr Says Stablecoins Need Tighter Controls to Fight Money Laundering
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief Fed Governor Michael Barr called on regulators to implement anti-money-laundering controls for stablecoins following last year’s passage of the GENIUS …
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US Government Seeking To Retry Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm on Money Laundering and Sanctions-Violation Charges
by shayaanby shayaanUS authorities are determined to convict Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm on two serious charges following a jury deadlock in his four-week …
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Hong Kong Court Jails Two Mainland Chinese in $17.3M Money Laundering Scheme
by shayaanby shayaanHong Kong court jails two mainland Chinese for laundering HK$17.3M in fraud proceeds. Police link 43 bank accounts to 34 fraud cases …
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DOJ Indicts Paxful Founder Days After Company Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
by shayaanby shayaanNoOnes founder Ray Youssef is being investigated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The probe centers on allegations that Youssef’s peer-to-peer …
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International finance watchdog warns stablecoins are increasingly used in sanctions evasion and money laundering
by shayaanby shayaanIn its latest report, the global standard setter FATF said stablecoins now account for the bulk of illicit crypto activity and pose …
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U.S. DOJ hits Paxful for $4 million in case tied to illegal sex work, money laundering
by shayaanby shayaanThe crypto platform’s penalty was sharply reduced due to its ability to pay, according to U.S. authorities. www.coindesk.com
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Italian Football Club With Dogecoin Ties Faces Money Laundering Investigation
by shayaanby shayaanTL;DR Italian tax police raid Triestina Calcio, owned by crypto firm House of Doge, for alleged money laundering and fraud. The probe …
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Central Bank of Brazil Links Stablecoin Growth to Tax Evasion and Money Laundering
by shayaanby shayaanThe new president of the Central Bank of Brazil has linked the rapid growth of stablecoins with tax evasion and money laundering. …