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Crypto exchanges in Estonia and Lithuania allegedly helped Russians circumvent sanctions

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Crypto exchanges in Estonia and Latvia reportedly helped Russians circumvent sanctions and convert rubles into other currencies.  The investigation was conducted by Delfi (Estonia), Siena.lt (Lithuania), Frontstory.pl (Poland), Paper Trail Media, Der Spiegel and ZDF (Germany), Der Standard (Austria) and other European media. Journalists analyzed about 300 cryptocurrency companies registered in Estonia and found

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Estonia squeezes out 400 crypto firms after new laws

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Almost 400 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPS) have voluntarily shut down or had their authorizations revoked in Estonia following the government’s recently enhanced Terrorist Financing Prevention and anti-money laundering laws (AML) that came into effect in March.The amended laws expanded the defined scope of VASPs, required firms to have legitimate links

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Estonia Issues First License to Crypto Service Provider Under New Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Estonia’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued its first license to a crypto service provider under the country’s new regulatory framework that entered into force in March. “Striga Technology OÜ is the first entrepreneur, who is authorized for the first time to provide a virtual currency service since the amendments of

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Upcoming AML Regulations in Estonia to Affect Cryptocurrency Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Estonia is preparing to enforce a set of new anti-money laundering rules that will stiffen requirements for crypto companies operating under Estonian license. The changes come amid concerns that Russia may use crypto to evade western sanctions and an ongoing audit of the Baltic nation’s AML policies. Government of Estonia Creates

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Estonia Offers to Share Crypto Experience With US to Identify Best Practices for Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Estonian Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus has offered to share her country’s experience in regulating cryptocurrencies with the U.S. in a discussion with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Estonia Offers to Share Crypto Experience With the US U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Estonian Finance Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus reportedly discussed cryptocurrency regulation during a

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Estonia Clarifies Upcoming Regulations, Will Not Ban Crypto Holding or Trading – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The government of Estonia has approved legislation tailored to improve oversight of its crypto sector which expanded rapidly due to favorable regulations and business climate. The new law, which is yet to be adopted, will introduce stricter requirements for service providers without preventing their clients from owning or exchanging cryptocurrencies.

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