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EBA Flags Crypto Firms Attempting to Sidestep EU Regulations Amid MiCA Transition
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report highlighting attempts within the crypto industry to circumvent newly...
Oct 13, 20253 min read


Bitcoin and Ethereum Smash Records as Institutional Capital and Pro-Crypto Policies Drive a New Market Era
From the market turbulence at the start of the year to the explosive summer rally fueled by institutional investments, ETFs, and...
Oct 7, 20254 min read


Digital Euro Faces Money Laundering Test as ECB Taps Feedzai for Fraud Detection
Money laundering has long been one of the greatest risks facing financial innovation, and the emergence of central bank digital...
Oct 7, 20254 min read


European Banks Plan Euro Stablecoin to Attract Investors and Accelerate Digital Euro
A group of leading European banks is planning to launch a new euro-denominated stablecoin, aiming to bring crypto-averse investors in the...
Sep 30, 20253 min read


KuCoin Faces Record CA$19.6 Million FINTRAC Penalty Over AML Failures
KuCoin is once again in the regulatory spotlight after Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, imposed a CA$19,552,000 penalty on...
Sep 30, 20254 min read


RCMP Seizes Record C$56 Million in Cryptocurrency, Shuts Down TradeOgre Exchange
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have carried out the country’s largest cryptocurrency seizure to date, recovering more than C$56...
Sep 23, 20251 min read


New York Regulators Demand Blockchain Analytics as Banks Face Rising Virtual Currency Laundering Risks
The latest notice to banking organizations in New York has intensified regulatory scrutiny over how virtual currency activity intersects...
Sep 22, 20254 min read


FCA Opens Consultation on Extending Regulatory Standards to UK Crypto Sector
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a wide-ranging consultation on whether cryptocurrency companies should be...
Sep 19, 20253 min read


Malta Pushes Back Against EU Proposal to Expand ESMA Oversight of Crypto
Malta has voiced opposition to a joint proposal from France, Italy, and Austria that would hand the European Securities and Markets...
Sep 18, 20252 min read


France Warns of Blocking EU Crypto Passporting Rights Over AML Risks
France has issued a stark warning that it may move to block the passporting rights of crypto firms across the European Union unless...
Sep 17, 20254 min read


Bitcoin-Buying Firms Face Steep Losses as Crypto Frenzy Fades
Firms that have built their business models around accumulating and holding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are now enduring sharp...
Sep 16, 20252 min read


Billions Washed Through Garantex’s Shadow Crypto Web Despite Raids and Sanctions
Even after being sanctioned in 2022 and repeatedly struck by regulators and investigative agencies, Garantex and its offshoots have...
Sep 12, 20255 min read


Trump-Backed Crypto Token Begins Trading With $5 Billion Family Stake
A cryptocurrency launched by the Trump family has entered public trading, instantly valuing the holdings of the U.S. president and his...
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Interpol’s Operation Serengeti 2.0 Nets Over 1,200 Cybercrime Arrests Across Africa and the UK
Authorities from 18 African nations, together with the United Kingdom, have detained more than 1,200 individuals connected to cybercrime...
Aug 25, 20253 min read


Record-Breaking Crypto Seizure Exposes Global Ransomware Laundering Network
In a sweeping enforcement action that has stunned the digital crime landscape, federal investigators have executed a record-breaking...
Aug 21, 20254 min read


UK Crypto Exchange Lykke Shuts Down After $23 Million Hack Linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange Lykke has permanently closed its doors following a catastrophic hack that siphoned off $23 million,...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Escalating Sanctions on Garantex and Grinex Redefine Cryptocurrency Crime Enforcement
The intensifying sanctions against cryptocurrency exchanges Garantex and Grinex have emerged as a pivotal case in the evolution of...
Aug 19, 20254 min read


Localcoin Partners with Flagright to Set New Standard in Crypto ATM AML Compliance
Canada’s largest Bitcoin ATM network, Localcoin, has taken a major step toward strengthening its anti-money laundering (AML) framework by...
Aug 13, 20254 min read


Algeria Criminalizes All Cryptocurrency Activity Under Sweeping New Law
Algeria has enacted Law No. 25-10, a landmark piece of legislation that moves the country from a loosely defined ban on digital assets to...
Aug 12, 20254 min read


Crypto Kiosks in the Crosshairs: Fraud, Money Laundering, and the Compliance Crisis
Money laundering and fraud are increasingly creeping into everyday life through Bitcoin ATMs and other digital currency kiosks, and it’s...
Aug 7, 20256 min read
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