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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

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A recent comprehensive report by Chainalysis sheds light on the intricate world of crypto-related money laundering. The Scale of Crypto Money Laundering The magnitude of crypto-related money laundering is staggering. Usage of mixers peaked in 2022, with over US$1.5 billion of value received in April alone.

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AMLYZE: Is the Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) System Broken?

The Fintech Times

In the last two decades, anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory framework, processes and mechanisms have not changed much. As a result, fraudsters are capitalising on firms’ inadequacies to spot and deal with money laundering. Is the global anti-money laundering (AML) system broken? What’s the problem?

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ECB's Lagarde: Bitcoin A Money Laundering Tool, Needs More Regulation

PYMNTS

Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. As reported by Reuters this week, Lagarde said at a conference sponsored by the newswire that bitcoin should be regulated — worldwide. The comments come against a backdrop where bitcoin’s price action has been volatile — to put it mildly.

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Bitcoin doesn’t launder money, Mr. Mnuchin. Money launderers do.

Payments Source

The Treasury secretary’s recent Senate testimony coming down on cryptocurrencies is misguided. Regulations should require building better blockchain technology at the banks.

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FinCEN fines Bitcoin trader for violating AML laws

The Paypers

(The Paypers) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has penalised a “peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanger” for breaking anti-money laundering (AML) rules.

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Bitcoin Daily: US Treasury’s Mnuchin Says ‘Significant’ New Crypto Rules In Works; Spain’s FC Barcelona To Create Team Token

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Still, they want to avoid letting cryptocurrencies become a new version of how people once utilized Swiss secret-number bank accounts for alleged money laundering. “… We’re about to roll out some significant new requirements at FinCEN,” he said, according to Cointelegraph. In the U.S.,

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Crypto Gets A Second Look From Corporate Investors Seeking Yield And Hedge

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As much as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted scrutiny from the Department of Justice and still lack mainstream acceptance, Voyager’s portfolio of so-called “stablecoins” (which are linked to an underlying currency such as the U.S.

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