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Does AML Even Work?
The crime-fighting regime demands much, but does it deliver?
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CZ Speaks at Korea Blockchain Week (FactBlock)
Binance CEO Hits Back at 'Weak' KYC Claims
Binance has the most sophisticated know-your-customer system in the industry, Changpeng Zhao said.
CZ Speaks at Korea Blockchain Week (FactBlock)

After intense discussions inside this room in Brussels, policymakers in the European Union have finally agreed on anti-money laundering rules for crypto transactions. (Jack Schickler/ CoinDesk)
No AML Checks For Most Transfers To Unhosted Crypto Wallets, EU Policymakers Decide
A Wednesday meeting secured a final deal on anti-money laundering legislation for crypto transfers and largely overturned a proposal from the EU Parliament to impose laundering checks on all payments to private wallets.
After intense discussions inside this room in Brussels, policymakers in the European Union have finally agreed on anti-money laundering rules for crypto transactions. (Jack Schickler/ CoinDesk)

UK Parliament
UK Government Backtracks on Unhosted Wallet Data Collection Proposal
The government said it didn't make sense to require all senders of funds to private crypto wallets to collect recipients' identification details.
UK Parliament

Lithuania, Vilnius, view to the modern city of Vilnius with Europa Tower and Neris River in the foreground
Antsy Lithuania Latest to Anticipate EU Crypto Law With One of Its Own
Ministers don’t want a crypto disaster to happen while they’re waiting for Brussels lawmakers to dot the i’s on landmark MiCA legislation, but some warn their plans could wreck the sector.
Lithuania, Vilnius, view to the modern city of Vilnius with Europa Tower and Neris River in the foreground

Money on a washing line
Crypto Exchanges Should Lose Licenses for Laundering Breaches, EU Regulators Say
The advice comes as legislators reach the closing stages of the landmark crypto MiCA law.
Money on a washing line

Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)
Arthur Hayes, ex CEO de BitMEX, es sentenciado a 2 años de libertad condicional
Hayes se declaró culpable de un cargo de violación de la Ley de Secreto Bancario (BSA) en febrero y enfrentó una sentencia de hasta 12 meses de prisión.
Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)

The OECD wants to make it harder to keep your bitcoin secret from the authorities by stashing it in tax havens (Michal Ben Ari/EyeEm/Getty Images)
How Do You Tax an NFT?
Plans to share bitcoin data with foreign tax authorities may be hard to adapt to transparent, decentralized blockchains – but once in place, new rules are hard to shift.
The OECD wants to make it harder to keep your bitcoin secret from the authorities by stashing it in tax havens (Michal Ben Ari/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, is joining Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former Homeland Security Chief Nielsen to Join Astra as Adviser
Ex-Cabinet secretary to work as strategic adviser beside former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, is joining Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The European Parliament (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)
EU Crypto Firms Protest ‘Alarming’ Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The companies are joining forces to try to limit the impact of new proposals to identify crypto users and regulate stablecoins.
The European Parliament (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)