FATF

Credit: Matias Lynch / Shutterstock
G-20 Urges Countries to Adopt Tough FATF Rules on Cryptocurrencies
FATF's guidance compels crypto exchanges to share user data with one another.
Credit: Matias Lynch / Shutterstock

Credit: Shutterstock
Inside the Standards Race for Implementing FATF’s Travel Rule
Crypto businesses are figuring out how to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule.” And putting technical solutions in place is proving to be just as tricky...
Credit: Shutterstock

money, ukraine
Ukraine Plans to Track Suspicious Crypto Transactions Above $1,200
Ukraine’s financial watchdog will track crypto transactions exceeding $1,200, according to the head of its Ministry of Finance.
money, ukraine

Leah Callon-Butler
Inside the Osaka Conference Where Crypto Got Serious About FATF's 'Travel Rule'
Held in June, the V20 Summit was a chance for the industry to respond to a highly controversial set of recommendations handed down by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Leah Callon-Butler

Users may find it ever harder to cross the chasm between regulated exchanges and private wallets. ("At the Waterfall" by David Claypool Johnston via Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up
2020 may see crypto’s most consequential fork yet: A split between the worlds of regulated exchanges and privacy-focused users.
Users may find it ever harder to cross the chasm between regulated exchanges and private wallets. ("At the Waterfall" by David Claypool Johnston via Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Paraguay's Science and Technology Committee meets to discuss virtual assets. (Photo via Jorge Ramirez)
Paraguay Audits Local Crypto Industry to Prepare for FATF-Style Regulations
Paraguay has conducted a mass audit of local cryptocurrency businesses, paving the way for the country’s first virtual asset regulations in 2020.
Paraguay's Science and Technology Committee meets to discuss virtual assets. (Photo via Jorge Ramirez)

Credit: Shutterstock
A Third of Crypto Exchanges Have Little or No KYC, Says CipherTrace
Around one third of the top 120 exchanges are "weak" when it comes to know-your-customer (KYC) verification, while two-thirds "lack strong KYC policies," the firm said.
Credit: Shutterstock

Credit: Shutterstock
Another Crypto Exchange Is Dropping Privacy Coin Monero Over Compliance Risk
BitBay exchange is the latest to delist the privacy-focused monero cryptocurrency over AML concerns.
Credit: Shutterstock

miniature men handshake globe
Shyft Adds FATF Veterans as Advisors for Its Crypto Compliance Product
Shyft Network is building a blockchain solution to help crypto exchanges comply with the FATF's "travel rule" guidance.
miniature men handshake globe

money_laundering_shutterstock
FATF Joins BIS in Calling Stablecoins 'Global Risk,' Citing Money Laundering Concerns
Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday.
money_laundering_shutterstock