All Cryptocurrency articles – Page 11
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SEC fall rulemaking list draws Republican commissioner criticism over priorities
The SEC’s updated fall rulemaking list suggests the agency will push forward with an aggressive agenda in 2022 that will include mandated ESG disclosures and further attempts to walk back rule changes implemented under Republican control.
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ArticleCCO Q&A: How Prime Trust is managing compliance in evolving crypto space
Compliance Week discusses with Nirvana Patel, chief compliance officer and BSA officer at Prime Trust, the unique challenges of practicing compliance in the cryptocurrency industry and his thoughts on the regulatory landscape moving forward.
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ArticleTen things I’d like to see happen in 2022 (2021 in review)
ESG and cryptocurrency figure to be key topics in 2022, but we’re also keeping an eye on President Biden’s anti-corruption efforts, details on Amazon’s record GDPR fine, the status of Facebook’s first CCO, and more.
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ArticleSEC 2022 rulemaking preview: Clarity to come on ESG, crypto?
In his first year leading the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler has tipped his hand regarding stricter oversight of companies’ environmental disclosures and the cryptocurrency industry. Year 2 will likely see words turn to actions.
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ArticleBanking regulators pledge to examine crypto asset risks in 2022
Determining whether crypto assets are legal, safe, and provide consumers with adequate protection from fraud are three areas of concern federal banking regulators say they will examine in 2022.
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Blockchain.com welcomes chief compliance officer
Cryptocurrency platform Blockchain.com announced the appointment of CJ Rinaldi as global chief compliance officer.
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ArticleTreasury ransomware response: More sanctions, updated FinCEN guidance
The U.S. Treasury continued its crackdown on facilitators of ransomware payments, sanctioning a second virtual currency exchange and its affiliates and updating FinCEN guidance to help make financial institutions more aware of related red flags.
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Coinberry hires chief compliance officer
Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Coinberry has hired Sheereen Khan as its new chief compliance officer.
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ArticleCFTC fines stablecoin Tether $41M for misleading investors
Cryptocurrency firm Tether will pay $41 million to settle CFTC charges that it misled investors when it claimed its stablecoins were 100 percent backed by fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar and the euro.
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ArticleSEC commissioners clash on cryptocurrency securities debate
SEC Commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Hester Peirce used recent speeches to stake opposite sides on the central debate of whether all cryptocurrencies are securities.
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CoinFlip names chief compliance officer
Cryptocurrency services platform CoinFlip appointed Colleen Kavanagh as its new chief compliance officer.
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ArticleRobinhood touts crypto wallet offering, hires new CCO
Fintech firm Robinhood has hired a new chief compliance officer at its cryptocurrency arm ahead of the first round of testing for its cryptocurrency wallet offering.
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ArticleBiden’s pick to head OCC favors tighter regulation of FinTech
President Joe Biden’s nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, Cornell law professor Saule Omarova, continues a Democratic pattern of choosing potential regulators who believe in stricter control of the markets.
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ArticleTreasury sanctions virtual currency exchange as part of ransomware response
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced “robust actions” to counter ransomware, including blocking the assets of a Russian virtual currency exchange that has facilitated payments for at least eight ransomware variants.
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ArticleWith approach to Coinbase, SEC shows its hand on cryptocurrency
By reacting to Coinbase’s now-scrapped Lend program proposal with a Wells Notice, the SEC sent a message that cryptocurrency companies should not expect the agency to bend to their will.
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Bittrex Global names chief compliance and risk officer
Digital asset exchange Bittrex Global GmbH named Michael Schröder as chief compliance and risk officer.
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ArticleWeathering the storm: Why FinTech compliance failures persist
Experts weigh in with their thoughts on why FinTechs and cryptocurrency firms continue to have a bad reputation in terms of compliance.
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ArticleExperts: Gary Gensler and the SEC are coming after cryptocurrencies
Many in the cryptocurrency space would prefer Gary Gensler and the SEC leave the sector to function without much regulation, but experts predict he’ll take a heavy-handed approach.
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ArticleCrypto platform BitMEX to pay $100M for registration, AML violations
Cryptocurrency platform BitMEX has agreed to pay $100 million as part of a settlement with the CFTC and FinCEN for multiple violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering laws.
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BlockFi appoints chief risk officer
Cryptocurrency platform BlockFi announced the appointment of Yuri Mushkin as chief risk officer.