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Nigerian police arrest politician linked to crypto hack

Nigerian authorities arrested Amb. Wilfred Bonse, a Nigerian politician, for alleged theft and money laundering in connection to a breach suffered by cryptocurrency trading company Patricia Technologies Ltd.  According to ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a public relations officer with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), the arrest was made following the force’s investigation

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RocketX Announces Beta Launch of Its API For Multichain Crypto Swaps

RocketX ensures the API comes equipped with robust Anti-Money Laundering (AML) protocols, ensuring that multi-chain asset swaps occur in a compliant manner. RocketX has unveiled the beta phase of its developer application programming interface (API), streamlining the deployment of multichain decentralized applications (dApps) across any blockchain. According to a press release shared

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U.S. CFTC to aggressively pursue crypto exchanges that violate trading laws

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said the regulator will continue to pursue cryptocurrency exchanges that break the law. In a statement quoted by Business Insider, the commissioner emphasized that “there are no pirate ships in US markets” and that “access to American customers is a privilege,

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Binance, Changpeng Zhao agree to $4.3b deal with US authorities; whales exploring emerging crypto AI presale

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle money laundering allegations with U.S. authorities. This significant settlement will impact Binance’s net worth and likely affect the price of its native token, BNB. Investors are already reacting to the news, with BNB declining by over 17%. Investors seeking

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Nigeria’s Patricia Technologies relieved as arrest made in crypto wallet heist

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said it has arrested one politician, Ambassador Wilfred Bonse, concerning the theft of over $246,153 (200 million naira) from Patricia Technologies’ crypto wallet.The disclosure was made by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued on Friday. It was reported that

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European Banking Authority proposes overhaul of AML, CFT rules for crypto providers

In a consultation paper released on Nov. 24, the European Banking Authority (EBA), an EU agency tasked with implementing a standard set of rules to regulate banking across all EU countries, highlights that existing regulations governing Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) standards compliance for crypto providers are inadequate.  The

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