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Finance

PayPal's Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert

The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes.

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Policy

South Korean Lawmakers Greenlight Strict Crypto AML Bill

South Korean lawmakers voted to place tough new requirements on cryptocurrency exchanges, adding legitimacy to the country’s sprawling crypto economy – and potentially triggering a market consolidation.

The legislation may spell bad news for questionable ICOs. (Image via: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock)

Markets

Tether Stablecoin Taps Chainalysis for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Tools

Tether is using Chainalysis' "Know Your Transaction" tool to create risk profiles for USDT users and monitor potentially suspicious activity.

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Markets

Top 10 US Retail Banks Unknowingly Serve Crypto Startups, CipherTrace Claims

CipherTrace revealed research Monday showing that the top 10 retail banks by assets managed in the U.S. worked with unregistered crypto money services businesses by transmitting funds on their payment networks.

CipherTrace Chief Financial Analyst John Jefferies image via CipherTrace

Markets

Here's a New Banking Tool for Vetting Crypto Exchanges

Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic is now offering banks a product that aims to provide up-to-date risk profiles of more than 200 of the largest crypto exchanges around the world.

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Policy

FinCEN Sees Jump in Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports

Crypto companies have filed 7,100 Suspicious Activity Reports since May, America’s anti-money-laundering chief said at a banking conference Tuesday.

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Policy

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.

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Markets

CipherTrace's Blockchain Forensics Service Now Covers 700 Crypto Assets

The blockchain analytics provider now offers a window into the data of more than 87 percent of the top 100 cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Chainalysis Adds More ERC-20 Tokens to Crypto Sleuthing Service

Chainalysis' expansion brings its compliance and tracking software to a larger swath of ERC-20 tokens.

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Markets

US House Passes Bill for FinCEN to Study Blockchain Use

The House of Representatives passed legislation calling for FinCEN to study its use of “innovative technologies” — including blockchain.

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