# BREAKING: US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency advisor

# BREAKING: US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency advisor

“# BREAKING: US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency advisor ” The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, has recruited Michele Korver, formerly of the United States Department of Justice, to serve as the agency’s first chief digital currency advisor. In her role, Korver will be tasked with advancing “FinCEN’s leadership role…

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# FinCEN lists cryptocurrencies as top AML and CFT priorities

# FinCEN lists cryptocurrencies as top AML and CFT priorities

“# FinCEN lists cryptocurrencies as top AML and CFT priorities ” The United States’ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will continue to closely follow the cryptocurrency industry as one of its top priorities for combating crimes like money laundering. FinCEN officially announced Thursday that “virtual currency considerations,” or operations involving cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), will be…

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# Binance tackles travel rule compliance after multiple bans

# Binance tackles travel rule compliance after multiple bans

“# Binance tackles travel rule compliance after multiple bans ” Binance, the world’s top crypto exchange by daily traded volume, has faced a quick succession of bans on its operations in three different jurisdictions: Ontario in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. While affected users adjust to these quickfire developments, the platform appears to be…

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# ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security

# ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security

“# ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security ” The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has charged a cryptocurrency issuer for “making materially false and misleading statements” in connection with an unregistered security offering conducted between August 2017 and January 2018, offering further evidence that regulators were still…

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# How smart regulation can improve the future of blockchain

# How smart regulation can improve the future of blockchain

“# How smart regulation can improve the future of blockchain ” With extreme positions on both sides, some would have us believe that decentralized technology and regulation are mutually exclusive. As pervasive as that narrative has become, a more evolved view is that both decentralization and regulation are inevitable, so the best results will flow…

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# The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond

# The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond

“# The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond ” The United States Department of Treasury is again sharpening its sword upon crypto. In January 2021, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued Notice 2020-2. The Notice states that FinCEN intends to amend its regulations concerning the reporting of foreign financial accounts to include digital currency…

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# Former Chainalysis brass is now FinCEN’s acting director

# Former Chainalysis brass is now FinCEN’s acting director

“# Former Chainalysis brass is now FinCEN’s acting director ” The current acting director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, will bid farewell to the governing body in April. His replacement: Michael Mosier, Chainalysis’ former chief technical counsel.  “Director Kenneth A. Blanco today announced several leadership changes impacting the bureau,” said a public…

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