News: FATF Travel Rules Implementation
FATF Travel Rule Implementation At the end of June, the Financial Action Task Force released its fourth “Targeted Update on Implementation of FATF’s Standards on VAs and VASPs.” The report … Read more
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News – Ethereum Foundation – Grants
Academic Grants Round 2023 Announcement – We are excited to announce the recipients of this year’s Academic Grants Round. We received more than 250 applications and have awarded over $2 … Read more
News – Microsoft – Artificial Intelligence
An AI model is only as good as the data it’s trained on. Microsoft wants to make its data as neat as a pin. The company is seeking to patent … Read more
CoinDesk – U.S. Republicans & Bitcoin
U.S. House Republicans Introduce Bitcoin Oversight Bill To Protect Investors In a move geared towards investor protection, U.S. House Republicans have introduced a Bitcoin oversight bill. This highlights the increasing … Read more
Celsius Lawyer Fixed Mashinsky’s Problems Until Both Got Charged
Celsius is in the spotlight as their lawyer and CEO face charges, showcasing the ongoing legal challenges within the Bitcoin industry. The situation underlines the importance of robust compliance systems … Read more
Grayscale Bitcoin Funds
Grayscale Bitcoin Fund’s Discount Narrows as Court Decision Nears (Bloomberg) — Crypto investors appear to be the most optimistic in over a year about the odds of the world’s biggest … Read more
Nasdaq Halts Plan to Launch Crypto-Custodian Business in US
Nasdaq Inc. became the latest mainstream financial firm to take a step back from digital assets, aborting its launch of a custodian business in the US due to the shifting business … Read more
Bitfinex Hack Money Launderers Plead Guilty
Today, paperwork was filed in the case of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (also known by her rap name Razzlekhan) for their role in laundering the more than 120,000 Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex … Read more
Chainalysis – Money Laundering – Helix mixer
Chainalysis in Action: How Law Enforcement Tracked Millions’ Worth of Illicit Bitcoin in the Harmon Brothers Cases Within the span of a few years, two brothers from Ohio were imprisoned … Read more
Canada – OSFI Launches Consultation
OSFI launches consultation on regulatory capital and liquidity treatment of crypto-asset exposures OTTAWA, ON, July 26, 2023 /CNW/ – The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is proposing changes to its … Read more