Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has lowered Russia’s rating owing to insufficient oversight of cryptocurrencies, as indicated by regional coverage. According to RBC, this downgrade highlights escalating worries about the country’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The fears that Kenya’s lack of a regulatory framework for overseeing the crypto industry has prompted the government to establish a working group tasked with drafting crypto regulations. Authorities in the East African nation are confident tha...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 2 months ago
FATF Grey Listing Concern Prompts Kenya to Establish a Crypto Working Group – Africa Bitcoin News& & Bitcoin.com News
by COINS NEWS - 2 months ago
I have posted this in another sub as well, but writing here as well to hopefully have better discussion. I am trying to understand what would be the approach in terms of lack of information in setting up the default risk profile of the business rela...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 months ago
In a strategic move to strengthen its financial regulations, Turkey is set to introduce stringent laws governing crypto-assets.
This decision is part of a broader effort to address the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concerns and secure removal fr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
The Turkish finance minister reportedly stated that crypto assets are the sole outstanding technical compliance matter. Turkey is reportedly drafting fresh regulations...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 months ago
The Ministry of Finance intends to amend the existing Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law. One of the friendliest European juri...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 8 months ago
The U.K. passed legislation in 2022 to make it one of the few countries in compliance with the extension of the Travel Rule to crypto. Crypto asset businesses in the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 10 months ago
The United Nations body called on all member states to implement the Travel Rule “without delay” to close “loopholes” not currently protected by regulation. A renewed...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The third plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), held in Paris, found a lack of global adoption of the virtual asset recommendations established by the institution. According to evaluations, almost three-quarters of the jurisdictions are...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 10 months ago
Ahead of
Japan's strict crypto monitoring regime starting in June, the cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has
adopted tougher anti-money laundering (AML) rules for digital asset
transactions. The measures are in line with the global financial watchdog...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
It is necessary to put an “end to the lawless crypto space,” according to the head of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). G7 nations must set an example in implementing global standards on combating money laundering, the executive insisted, as li...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 11 months ago
Pakistan was taken off the FATF gray list in October, and it has good reasons to want to stay in international good graces. Pakistan will ban cryptocurrency services o...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 year ago
Over 200 governments agreed to tighten the "application of FATF Standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers". (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a move seen as a major setback for South Africa, the international financial watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force, announced on Feb. 24 that it had added the country to its “grey list.” Getting grey-listed by the financial watchdo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
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...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Part of the FATF’s “Travel Rule” includes recommendations that financial institutions obtain information on the originators and beneficiaries of certain crypto transactions....
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 1 year ago
Crypto Flipsider News – Bitcoin under $20k; FTT Loses 16%; ByBit Alameda Proposal; DOJ Seize $3.36B BTC; FATF Crypto Gray List By DailyCoin& & Investing.com
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Reports suggest the Financial Action Task Force will conduct annual checks to ensure countries are enforcing Anti-Money Laundering rules for crypto providers. Countrie...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 1 year ago
Regulators like the FATF are going to continue to make decisions surrounding Bitcoin, so Bitcoiners should seek to have input.This is an opinion editorial by Kevin Murcko, CEO and founder of Coinmetro.On October 12, 2022, I was honored to speak at Bi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 1 year ago
The Financial Action Task Force and its anti-money laundering policies are antithetical to Bitcoin and an attack on human rights everywhere.This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and...