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The U.K. government published the results of its consultation on money laundering and terror financing rules. (Cristian Gusa/Shutterstock)
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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.
The U.K. government published the results of its consultation on money laundering and terror financing rules. (Cristian Gusa/Shutterstock)
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 20, 2022 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2022
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Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the latest country to seek to anticipate EU crypto laws (Westend61/Getty Images)
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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 wrec...
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the latest country to seek to anticipate EU crypto laws (Westend61/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jun 6, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2022
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The EU wants to get tough on money laundering after a string of scandals. (Caspar Benson/Getty Images)
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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.
The EU wants to get tough on money laundering after a string of scandals. (Caspar Benson/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jun 1, 2022 at 10:24 a.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2022
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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)
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Regulations
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)
By Jack Schickler
May 19, 2022 at 9:51 a.m. UTC
May 19, 2022
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Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, is joining Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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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)
By Jesse Hamilton
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2022
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The European Parliament (Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images)
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Money laundering
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)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 19, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2022
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Crypto News Roundup for April 4, 2022
With bitcoin trading flat while Elon Musk indirectly pumps meme coins and a look at how crypto can help advance outdated anti-money laundering practices, CoinDesk’s Markets Da...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Apr 4, 2022 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2022
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The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
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Europe's CBDC Designers Wrestle With Privacy Issues
The European Central Bank will likely to opt for a centralized solution for its new digital euro, raising questions about state snooping.
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 4, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2022
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EU lawmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)
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I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal
In an exclusive interview, Belgium’s Assita Kanko tells CoinDesk she just wants to stop anonymous payments being used for crime. Her claims seem unlikely to impress an industr...
EU lawmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 31, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
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Crypto Industry Mobilizes Against Proposed EU Transparency Rules
Crypto advocates were able to sway lawmakers against a provision that could have effectively banned bitcoin in the European Union. Can they do it again?
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By Sandali Handagama
Mar 31, 2022 at 11:03 a.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
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