Federal prosecutors have been accused of failure to disclose important evidence in the Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash cases. The defense lawyers argue that a phone call with senior FinCEN employees could impact their cases. The call reportedly stated that the two non-custodial protocols do not qualify as money services businesses (MSBs). The dispute revolves […]
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U.S. Cracks Down on Cambodia’s Huione Group for $4B Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
The U.S Treasury Department has disconnected Cambodia’s Huione Group from the U.S financial system. The U.S sanctioned Huione Group for their involvement in crypto money laundering operations. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) states that Huione laundered about $4 billion in crypto since 2021 which includes funds from North Korean hackers and online fraud. Huione […]
Coinbase Challenges U.S. Treasury’s Crypto Mixing Rule: Calls For Balanced Approach
Coinbase, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency space, has criticized the U.S. Treasury’s proposed rulemaking on cryptocurrency mixing, stating that it falls short of addressing regulatory gaps while imposing unnecessary data and resource demands on crypto platforms. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, took to the X platform to express the company’s concerns, emphasizing that […]
Binance Challenges SEC’s Case: Asserting Irrelevance Of $4.3B Settlement
On December 12th, Binance submitted documents to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, vehemently contesting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) attempt to bolster its case against the cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange argues that the $4.3 billion settlement agreement reached with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network […]
Binance Settlement Spurs Coinbase & Bybit Growth
In the aftermath of Binance’s recent settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, two major players have emerged as the apparent victors in the crypto exchange landscape. According to a report from Kaiko, Coinbase and Bybit are enjoying newfound prominence, while the fate of Binance remains uncertain. Binance’s Regulatory Settlement The settlement, which saw Binance […]
US President Freezes FinCEN’s Contentious Crypto Wallet Rule
The US President Joe Biden has frozen all regulatory processes including proposed FinCEN rules for cryptocurrency wallets. This was revealed by Jake Chervinsky, who happens to be a prominent cryptocurrency lawyer. His tweet read, “President Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking pending further review. This includes former Secretary Mnuchin’s proposal on ‘unhosted wallets’. We fought […]
FinCEN’s Rule Can Spell The End of Financial Privacy for Users; Argues Advocacy Group
The crypto wallet proposal by the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN] has received severe backlash from the community. The Chamber of Digital Commerce advocacy group became the latest to respond to the controversial notice. The proposed rule in question essentially requires crypto exchanges to collect personal information, including names and home addresses, from users […]
FinCEN’s Proposal: Backlash Continues As Coin Center Urges For Widespread Participation Against Rules
Several industry players have been quite vocal with respect to the proposal by the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN] which requires crypto operators to abide by regulations used to police conventional financial providers. In the latest development, Jerry Brito, who happens to be the executive director of the non-profit crypto […]
Coinbase Questions FinCEN’s Expedited Timeline; Urges Extension Of Comment Period
The regulatory climate in the United States with regards to the cryptocurrency industry appeared to be taking a more and more critical stance as opposed to other countries around the world. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN], the bureau of the US Department of the Treasury, has been in the news for its contentious proposal […]
Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong To Challenge FinCEN’s Proposed Rules
The long-anticipated [or rather dreaded] proposed Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s [FinCEN’s] rule is finally here. And there is hardly anyone in the community who is happy with it. The proposal in question aims to extend AML regulations to non-custodial wallets. This ended months of speculations surrounding what the rule would entail that has created severe […]