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“Almost three quarters of jurisdictions are only partially compliant or not compliant with the FATF’s requirements” for virtual assets, according to a statement issued following a regular plenary meeting of the watchdog, chaired by Singapore's T. Raja Kumar. Original Source
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Do Kwon’s lawyers indicated that Coinbase does not list securities, and the SEC has not been granted the powers by Congress to regulate digital assets as securities or commodities. The Terra Luna and Do Kwon case could be headed in a different direction after a South Korean court ruled that the
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says delegates from over 200 jurisdictions have agreed on “an action plan to drive timely global implementation of FATF standards” on crypto assets. The standard-setting body said many countries have failed to implement its previous requirements on crypto, including the “travel rule.” Countries Agree to
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Klaas Knot called the appealing localities with lax restrictions "sunny places for shady people." Original Source
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Between 2014 and late 2017, Bittrex allowed around 1,800 people in sanctioned jurisdictions – including Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Crimea – to conduct more than 116,000 transactions worth roughly $260 million through its platform, according to the settlement. The Seattle, Washington-based exchange has since taken action to better comply
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The Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, reported that many countries, including those with virtual asset service providers (VASPs), are not in compliance with its standards on Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).In a report released Tuesday on the "State of Effectiveness and Compliance with the
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The Financial Action Task Force has vowed to toughen its monitoring, though some fear customer identification rules could harm online privacy. Original Source
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Two state counties in the United States are implementing blockchain-based mobile voting in the special elections in November.On Oct. 18, the nonprofit Tusk Philanthropies announced its partnership with Jackson and Umatilla Counties in Oregon to pilot the mobile elections platform Voatz. The pilot offers eligible voters to cast their
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