February 28, 2022
JPMorgan Invests in Blockchain Firm TRM

J.P. Morgan Chase is the latest investor in blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs, according to a Monday (Feb. 28) press release. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The...

February 28, 2022
SEC: No Amnesty for Crypto Companies for Self-Reported Violations

Cryptocurrency companies that self-report their violations won’t get amnesty, but could face smaller penalties for their infractions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal told Reuters Monday...

February 28, 2022
Crypto’s Impact on Russian Sanctions Could Lead to Tougher Regulation

Whether or not Russia is able to use cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions is the hottest question in the virtual assets industry. With the SWIFT messaging system now closed to many...

February 25, 2022
EMEA Daily: Ukraine Revokes Licenses of Russian Banks Sberbank, VEB;...

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Russia’s financial services were further handicapped when the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the licenses and liquidated the assets of...

February 25, 2022
EU Pressed to Accelerate Crypto Frameworks vs AML, Sanctions Evasion

Amid war, bitcoin and other cryptos are in the crosshairs. As Russia rolls into Ukraine, European regulators are pushing for more stringent guardrails in place for cryptocurrencies that would in...

February 25, 2022
From the US and EU to Russia, Crypto Money Laundering...

All eyes may have been on Ukraine this week, but in major economies around the world, crypto’s use as a tool for money laundering tool came under renewed attack this...

February 25, 2022
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Founders Plead Guilty After Failing to Establish...

Founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX have pleaded guilty to violating bank secrecy regulations by failing to establish an anti-money laundering (AML) program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced Thursday...

February 25, 2022
Democratizing Investment Opportunities For MENA’s Underbanked Populations

Retail investors have become a powerful force in many developed markets, thanks to the growth of platforms like Robinhood in the United States and Freetrade in the United Kingdom that...

February 23, 2022
Russia May Turn to Crypto to Go Around US Sanctions

The Biden administration is putting new sanctions on Russia over the current Ukraine conflict, trying to cut off foreign capital, The New York Times wrote Wednesday (Feb. 23). Russian entities...