# AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption

# AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption

” AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption “ For Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin (BTC), the motivation to create a new payment ecosystem from scratch in 2009 stemmed from the economic chaos caused by the banking sector’s over-exuberant and risky lending practices mixed accompanied by the bursting of the housing bubbles…

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# Edge announces confidential no-KYC digital currency Mastercard

# Edge announces confidential no-KYC digital currency Mastercard

” Edge announces confidential no-KYC digital currency Mastercard “ On Wednesday, self-custody crypto exchange Edge announced a no-KYC debit Mastercard that can be funded with Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Without know-your-customer, or KYC, verification, users would be able to spend their crypto at more than 10 million merchant terminals in the U.S. Currently, one…

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# Identity is the antidote for DEXs’ regulation problem

# Identity is the antidote for DEXs’ regulation problem

” Identity is the antidote for DEXs’ regulation problem “ Regulators from Europe, the United States and elsewhere are busily hammering out details on how to designate decentralized exchanges (DEXs) as “brokers,” transaction agents or similar entities that affect a transfer and cooperate with each other. The U.S. called for multinational cooperation in its executive…

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# NYDFS calls for crypto firms to use blockchain analytics

# NYDFS calls for crypto firms to use blockchain analytics

” NYDFS calls for crypto firms to use blockchain analytics “ In a letter published on Thursday, the New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, recommended that all virtual currency companies operating under New York banking law adopt blockchain analytics to trace transactions. In supporting the decision, the regulatory agency wrote: “Wallet addresses…

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