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“# SEC’s Division of Examinations issues Risk Alert on digital assets ” The Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations published on Friday a blueprint for investment managers and institutions on how the division will inspect the handling of crypto assets, or “digital asset securities,” moving forward. The division (formerly the Office of Compliance Inspections…
“# FATF updates guidance on crypto service providers, calls for public comments ” The Financial Action Task Force says it is set to publish an update to its guidelines on cryptocurrencies and virtual asset service providers; a catch-all term including exchanges, wallet providers, and custody platforms, among others. This updated document will also be made…
“# Banks will be required to work with crypto, e-money and CBDCs to survive ” Image a scenario where you need different messengers to send different types of messages — for example, WhatsApp for text messages, Viber for audio, Telegram for video, etc. Rather inconvenient, right? But this is exactly what happens in finance: There…
“# Exchanges warn that Hong Kong’s crypto retail trader ban could backfire ” Crypto industry actors in Hong Kong have been trying to push back against a forthcoming law that would restrict legal cryptocurrency trading to professional investors, locking out 93% of the local population from the market. In comments to the South China Morning…
“# Merging traditional finance and DeFi is critical for mass adoption ” When capital markets opened for the first time this year on Jan. 4, 2021, the focus of the front page of the Financial Times was squarely aimed at Bitcoin (BTC) with the headline: “Bitcoin tops $34,000 as record-breaking rally resumes.” That Bitcoin is…
“# Unlicensed crypto exchange operator faces 25 years for laundering $13m ” 49-year-old peer-to-peer crypto trader, Hugo Sergio Mejia, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The U.S. Attorney’s Office accuses Mejia of using a suite of limited liability corporations to conceal the true nature…
“# Senator to launch Financial Innovation Caucus to educate lawmakers on crypto ” Senator Cynthia Lummis, the first senator in the history of the United States to own Bitcoin, has revealed plans to launch a Financial Innovation Caucus to educate her fellow senators on cryptocurrency and digital assets. Appearing on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast on Feb….
“# Philippines’ central bank to license crypto trading and custody firms ” In keeping with the emergence of clear-cut crypto regulations across Southeast Asia, Philippines’ central bank, BSP, has enacted a broader licensing regime for digital asset firms in the country. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, all crypto financial service firms in the country…
“# The United States updates its crypto AML/CFT laws ” Against great push back from the crypto industry and as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached new all-time highs several times during the last couple of months, the United States has updated its cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism laws. Related: COVID-19 pandemic spurs…
“# How to regulate exchanges: Learn crypto from Biden’s SEC chair pick, part 2/3 ” This is the second in a three-part series based on Gary Gensler’s extensive prior public statements on crypto. Here is part 1. A link to part 3 will appear here when it is published. Gary Gensler will likely become chairman…