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FinCEN

US Floats Long-Dreaded Plan to Make Crypto Exchanges Identify Personal Wallets

Nikhilesh De Danny NelsonDec 18, 2020

FinCEN has proposed requiring exchanges to collect and report KYC information on unhosted wallets for transactions up to $10,000.

FinCEN

US Treasury Bulking Up Crypto Policy Advisers as Wallet Reg Rumors Swirl

Danny NelsonDec 18, 2020

FinCEN has posted a pair of job listings for crypto policy advisers amid rumors that new regulations around wallets will arrive soon.

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FinCEN

FinCEN Wants US Citizens to Disclose Offshore Crypto Holdings of $10K+

Danny Nelson Nikhilesh DeDec 31, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network wants U.S. persons who hold crypto in offshore accounts to report holdings over $10,000.

Payments

US Treasury Wants Regulators to Watch for ‘Potential Risks’ in Digital Asset Innovation

Sebastian SinclairDec 4, 2020

The Treasury Department wants state and federal regulators to keep a vigilant watch on digital asset innovation.

Digital Dollar

‘It’s Something We’re Studying’: Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses US CBDC Plans

Nikhilesh DeOct 7, 2020

“It’s something we’re studying … [T]his is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” said Deputy Secretary Justin Muzinich.

US Treasury Department

US Treasury Department

US Treasury Department Blacklists 20 Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Alleged North Korean Hackers

Nikhilesh DeMar 2, 2020

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has added two individuals and 20 bitcoin addresses to its sanctions list, accusing them of being part of the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group.

Theft

US Sanctions Three Alleged Crypto Hacking Groups From North Korea

Richard MeyerSep 16, 2019

The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel.

FinCEN

Treasury Official: Department Working With IRS to Police Crypto Exchanges

Nikhilesh DeJan 17, 2018

U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Sigal Mandelker explained how the department would regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in testimony before the Senate.

Crime

US Treasury Secretary: We’re Looking ‘Carefully’ at Illicit Uses of Bitcoin

Sujha SundararajanNov 10, 2017

The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, has said his department is looking into the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Regulation

US Treasury Insurance Advisors to Discuss Blockchain

Stan HigginsJan 4, 2017

Insurance market advisors to the US Treasury Department are set to discuss blockchain tech this week.

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