The South Korean Financial Intelligence Unit publicly announced the tightening of scrutiny over crypto exchanges in the country.
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UAE’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority has updated its AML and sanctions rules with new elements related to digital assets.
2611The Ministry of Finance intends to amend the existing Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law.
3856The U.K. passed legislation in 2022 to make it one of the few countries in compliance with the extension of the Travel Rule to crypto.
46224The country emphasizes the necessity of dealing with the risks of digital assets in developing economies.
18612The licensed financial institutions would be required to verify the identities of all customers.
4906While adopting restrictions on transactions between exchanges, bitFlyer still supports transactions to and from self-custody wallets like MetaMask.
6005Pakistan was taken off the FATF gray list in October, and it has good reasons to want to stay in international good graces.
8689Part of the FATF’s “Travel Rule” includes recommendations that financial institutions obtain information on the originators and beneficiaries of certain crypto transactions.
4247Meeting international Anti-Money Laundering standards is the latest in a series of measures Japan has taken in recent months to improve its cryptocurrency regulation.
3378PayPal has stepped up its regulatory compliance by joining TRUST to streamline its reporting requirements relating to the digital assets “travel rule.”
7496GMEX has acquired ING’s Pyctor business to connect CeFi and DeFi amid the increasing demand for hybrid finance.
2870“Countries that have not introduced Travel Rule legislation should do so as soon as possible, and FATF jurisdictions should lead by example," said the organization.
1756Although the president has previously called the laws innovative, his concern regarding Anti-Money Laundering measures has put the bill back up for debate with the government.
4762Regulation will touch every person in every jurisdiction worldwide, so crypto must find ways to preserve its decentralization and privacy.
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