# Crypto in the crosshairs: US regulators eye the cryptocurrency sector

# Crypto in the crosshairs: US regulators eye the cryptocurrency sector

“# Crypto in the crosshairs: US regulators eye the cryptocurrency sector ” In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain. Lately, news headlines are focused…

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# How will DOJ’s new crypto enforcement team change the game for industry players, good and bad?

# How will DOJ’s new crypto enforcement team change the game for industry players, good and bad?

“# How will DOJ’s new crypto enforcement team change the game for industry players, good and bad? ” On Oct. 6, the United States Department of Justice, or DOJ, announced the creation of a specialized unit, the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, or NCET, tasked with prosecuting criminal misuses of digital assets and crypto infrastructure, as…

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# Brazil aims to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes

# Brazil aims to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes

“# Brazil aims to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes ” Brazilian lawmakers are working to provide stricter regulations for cryptocurrency-related crimes, approving a set of new penalties for laundering money with crypto. Brazil’s Special Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that significantly tightens penalties for financial crimes that employ cryptocurrencies…

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# US Treasury Dept sanctions crypto OTC broker Suex for alleged role in facilitating transactions for ransomware attacks

# US Treasury Dept sanctions crypto OTC broker Suex for alleged role in facilitating transactions for ransomware attacks

“# US Treasury Dept sanctions crypto OTC broker Suex for alleged role in facilitating transactions for ransomware attacks ” The United States Department of the Treasury has announced it will impose sanctions on Czech Republic and Russia-based business Suex OTC for allegedly allowing hackers to access cryptocurrency sent as payment for ransomware attacks. In a…

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