FinCEN again extends comment period for controversial crypto AML rules
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-01-26T15:30:00
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for a second time has extended the comment period for portions of its proposed AML rules aimed at peeling back the anonymity of certain kinds of cryptocurrency transactions.
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