United States

    AML / KYC

    US Officials Asks Banks Maintain Services for Some Russian Firms

    By Editors | 12/11/2022

    The effort is said to be aimed at reducing the negative effects of Russia-targeting sanctions on the global economy.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    NY Fed, MAS to Test CBDC-based Cross-Border Payments

    By Editors | 11/11/2022

    “Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+” will seek to enhance designs for atomic settlement of cross-border cross-currency transactions, leveraging wholesale CBDCs as a settlement asset.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ESMA Recognises TAIFEX as QCCP Under EMIR

    By Editors | 11/11/2022

    The recognition lowers capital requirements and makes managing counterparty risk easier for EU financial institutions participating in Taiwan’s market.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    OFAC Redesignated Tornado Cash to Link to DPRK WMD Programme

    By Editors | 10/11/2022

    The August designation did not connect Tornado Cash to North Korea’s nuclear programme.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Binance Backs Out of FTX Deal, Citing Regulatory Probes

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/11/2022

    The US DOJ, SEC and CFTC are investigating FTX over its crypto lending products, handling of customer funds, and relationship with its US entity.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Court Rules Crypto Firm LBRY Sold Unregistered Securities

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2022

    Industry watchers say the ruling could have implications for the SEC’s suit against Ripple, which was charged in December 2020 with selling unregistered securities.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Thai SEC: Revised IT Security Rules to Take Effect in July 2023

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    The SEC has strengthened the obligations of capital markets and digital assets firms to supervise and manage the risks to their IT systems.

    Securities / Derivatives

    NYSE, IDX Agree to Cooperate on Product Development

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    The New York and Indonesian exchange agreed to collaborate on product development, market promotion, and knowledge sharing.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Agents Seized Over $3.3bn in Silk Road’s Bitcoin Last Year: DOJ

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    Over 50,000 Bitcoin, stolen from online marketplace Silk Road in 2012, was seized in November 2021 and has since lost more than two-thirds of its value.

    AML / KYC

    Most Ransomware Attacks Have a Russia Nexus: FinCEN

    By Editors | 06/11/2022

    About 75 percent of ransomware-related incidents reported to FinCEN in H2 2021 had a nexus to Russia, its proxies, or persons acting on its behalf.

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