FinCEN

FinCEN Views All Stablecoin Issuers Are Money Transmitters, No Matter What
US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) view all stablecoins as falling under the remit them to protect “remittance services, said …
November 20, 2019 4:36 PM | Jit Sutradhar | 27 Views

Huobi Global: Forcing US Customers to Use Its Local Partner
Global Huobi will kick off the platform all US customers later this month. Cryptocurrency exchange announced it would freeze all …
November 5, 2019 3:54 PM | Jit Sutradhar | 43 Views

Crypto: FinCEN Director Warns of ‘Hard Time’ for Firms That Don’t Follow Law
There is no ambiguity: encryption startups should follow against money laundering laws of the United States (AML) or suffer the …
October 23, 2019 9:24 AM | Jit Sutradhar | 51 Views

US Banking Laws: SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow
The heads of three US financial regulators warned the industry cryptocurrency comply with banking laws in a joint statement released …
October 13, 2019 7:07 AM | Jit Sutradhar | 81 Views

US Lawmakers Question Terrorist Use of Facebook Cryptocurrency
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives questioned Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director Kenneth Blanco about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency …
June 28, 2019 2:13 AM | Jit Sutradhar | 117 Views

FinCEN Says Some Dapps Are Subject to US Money Transmitter Rules
Decentralized applications (dapps) may qualify as money transmitters under U.S. law in certain circumstances, the nation’s anti-money-laundering (AML) regulator said. …
May 9, 2019 5:30 PM | Jit Sutradhar | 134 Views

In First, FinCEN Penalizes Bitcoin Trader for Violating AML Laws
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has for the first time penalized what it dubs a “peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanger” for …
April 19, 2019 8:35 AM | Jit Sutradhar | 153 Views

FinCEN Blasts Iran’s ‘Malign’ Use of Crypto to Bypass Economic Sanctions
A U.S. regulator is urging domestic exchanges to help prevent the Iranian regime from using cryptocurrency to bypass economic sanctions. …
October 12, 2018 8:41 PM | Jit Sutradhar | 366 Views

FinCEN Says It Now Receives 1,500 Crypto Complaints a Month
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) receives more than 1,500 reports every month from financial institutions regarding cryptocurrencies, a top …
August 11, 2018 8:06 AM | Jit Sutradhar | 369 Views

LocalBitcoins User Pleads Guilty After Undercover Sting
A LocalBitcoins user based in Missouri has plead guilty to running an unlicensed money transmission business. According to a statement …
May 3, 2017 8:00 PM | Jit Sutradhar | 887 Views
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