FinCEN Fines First Virtual Currency Exchanger
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network fined Ripple Labs and its subsidiary, XRP II, $700,000 for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act while engaging in the exchange of virtual currency and for failing to establish and maintain an appropriate anti-money laundering program—the first civil enforcement action against a virtual currency exchanger. ...
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