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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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