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FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
US Treasury Official Warns Crypto Industry to Proactively Sanction 'Problematic' Wallets
FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista said crypto service providers shouldn't wait for the government to designate a wallet if it's being used for illicit activity.
FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
May 19, 2022 at 4:37 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2022
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OFAC and FinCEN Lacking Resources for Crypto Regulation
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OFAC and FinCEN Lacking Resources for Crypto Regulation
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses how OFAC and FinCEN budget concerns impact regulators’ ability to have cohesive oversight of t...
OFAC and FinCEN Lacking Resources for Crypto Regulation
By CoinDesk Staff
Mar 24, 2022 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2022
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Former FinCEN Director James Freis (left) and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (Dennis Brack/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Regulations
MoonPay, Startup Known for Celeb NFT Buys, Adds Obama-Era Money Laundering Watchdog
James Freis ran the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network from 2007 to 2012.
Former FinCEN Director James Freis (left) and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (Dennis Brack/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Mar 23, 2022 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2022
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Regulations
The Unnoticed OFAC Budget Ask in Last Week's Crypto Congressional Hearing
Whether FinCEN and OFAC have the resources they need to enforce anti-money laundering rules seems very under-discussed.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By Nikhilesh De
Mar 22, 2022 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
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A16z
FinCEN Chief Digital Currency Adviser Korver Departs for A16z
Michele Korver, who spent less than nine months at FinCEN, will be head of regulatory at A16z.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 15, 2022 at 11:52 a.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2022
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FinCEN Includes Crypto in Alert on Potential Russia Sanctions Evasions, President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Crypto
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FinCEN Includes Crypto in Alert on Potential Russia Sanctions Evasions, President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Crypto
While the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, concerns regarding Russian use of cryptocurrency to circumnavigate economic sanctions have been affirmed by FinCEN in a rec...
FinCEN Includes Crypto in Alert on Potential Russia Sanctions Evasions, President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Crypto
By CoinDesk Staff
Mar 8, 2022 at 8:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2022
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Crypto Heavyweights Coinbase, Fidelity and Robinhood Back US Anti-Money Laundering Group
The 18-member Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) initiative addresses AML data sharing requirements prescribed by FinCEN.
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By Ian Allison
Feb 16, 2022 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2022
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Crypto wallets
A Crypto Wallet by Any Other Name…
“Unhosted”? “Self-hosted”? “Non-custodial”? What you call a crypto wallet may seem trivial but it has huge stakes for shaping public perception of cryptocurrencies – and, in t...
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By David Z. Morris
Feb 2, 2022 at 6:42 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2022
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Regulations
Diem May Be Gone, but Its Legacy Lives On
It's still not yet time to lay this much plagued stablecoin project to rest.
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By Nikhilesh De
Feb 1, 2022 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2022
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US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
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US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
The U.S. Treasury Department revealed a controversial rule enforcing know-your-customer (KYC) rules on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets might be considered in its semian...
US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 31, 2022 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2022
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