# Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto

# Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto

” Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto “ According to recent media reports, six European countries, led by Germany, are working on launching an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body that will include the cryptocurrency market in its purview. Details remain scarce, but it is known that the initiative involves Germany, Spain,…

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# Uphold becomes registered crypto-asset firm in UK post-FCA approval

# Uphold becomes registered crypto-asset firm in UK post-FCA approval

“# Uphold becomes registered crypto-asset firm in UK post-FCA approval ” A European subsidiary of United States-based crypto trading platform Uphold has received approval from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to the FCA website, Uphold’s U.K. subsidiary Uphold Europe Limited gained regulatory approval on Thursday, joining the select list of 32 firms…

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# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges

# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges

“# Want to weed out ransomware? Regulate crypto exchanges ” Just between July 2020 and June 2021, ransomware activity soared by a whopping 1,070%, according to a recent Fortinet report, with other researchers confirming the proliferation of this mode of extortion. Mimicking the prevalent business model of the legitimate tech world, ransomware-as-a-service portals popped up…

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# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions

# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions

“# Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions ” It’s the Netflix script that wrote itself. A story so outlandish, it’s stunned the crypto community; an industry accustomed to apparent suicides in Spanish jail cells and nonfungible token auctions for dead rappers. The plot involves the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), a crypto exchange…

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