Compliance

Chainalysis

Chainalysis Raises $100M, Underscoring Surging Demand for Blockchain Surveillance

Danny NelsonMar 26, 2021

The compliance-minded crypto data firm, is now valued at $2 billion after a Series D raise from Paradigm, Ribbit and others.

Travel Rule

CipherTrace Releases Its FATF-Friendly AML Tools for Crypto Exchanges

Ian AllisonMar 11, 2021

Cryptocurrency firms in Singapore already need to have a Travel Rule solution in place to get a license.

Coinbase

Coinbase Taps Morgan Stanley Lawyer to Head Enterprise Compliance

Sebastian SinclairApr 1, 2021

Ian Rooney clocked almost 10 years at Morgan Stanley.

Shyft Network

Shyft Network Wraps Token Sale Ahead of FATF ‘Travel Rule’ Implementation

Ian AllisonMar 10, 2021

Backed by BlockTower and others, the shyft token helps a decentralized network of exchanges comply with anti-money laundering rules.

Huobi

Blockchain Sleuth Says OKEx, Huobi Stonewalled Him in Child Porn Investigation

Ian AllisonMar 4, 2021

"Why would an exchange or any service in this industry that's claiming to want to do the right thing refuse to speak at all?" says CipherBlade's Rich Sanders.

Compliance

Coinbase

Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer

Sebastian Sinclair

Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing.

Travel Rule

BitMEX Introduces Data Storage Framework for FATF’s Travel Rule

Ian Allison

Compliance chief Malcolm Wright led the development of BitMEX’s data storage principles for crypto exchanges.

Blockchain

China’s BSN Onboards EY for Ethereum Compliance Tools

David Pan

The new compliance services could further boost China’s efforts in the blockchain race against the U.S.

BitGo

BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer

Nate DiCamillo

Jeff Horowitz led Coinbase’s global compliance program until his departure in October.

Regulations

Self-Hosted Bitcoin Wallets Become Front Line in Fight Over Crypto Regulations

Ian Allison

The steady creep of know-your-customer (KYC) requirements over firms that touch digital assets is now at the foot of self-hosted wallets.

Privacy Coins

Privacy Coin Advocates Persevere Amid Multiple Crypto Exchange Delistings

Benjamin Powers

As delisting for privacy coins spreads, advocates argue that not only should regulators want them on exchanges but they should tell exchanges what they need to do to be compliant.

Privacy

How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data

Benjamin Powers

Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime.