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Markets

Blockchain Bites: PayPal's Push, FATF's Rules and 'Overstated' Libra Fears

Industry leaders reflect on PayPal's reported plan to offer direct access to crypto for its 325M users, while banks and crypto startups look for solutions to FATF's Travel Rule.

Venmo is a division of payments company PayPal.

Policy

Identity Startup Notabene Launches Exchange Tool for FATF Travel Rule Compliance

A Financial Action Task Force meeting this week is proving to be a popular time for industry players to launch compliance-minded tech solutions.

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Finance

In Banking First, ING Develops FATF-Friendly Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers

ING Bank, Standard Chartered and others have developed a protocol to handle a new rule for crypto exchanges and firms dealing in digital assets.

ING Bank, Netherlands

Policy

Tezos and Algorand Latest to Integrate Tech for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

The integrations would allow the two blockchain projects to track transactions and identify senders, in line with the FATF's "Travel Rule."

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Policy

Crypto ‘Gray’ Markets Could Be Unintended Consequence of FATF Travel Rule

Clean bitcoin, dirty bitcoin. Could FATF regulations lead to a bifurcation of the crypto space, one where certain digital assets trade at lower prices?

WIDE WORLD: The "Travel Rule" may create a global hodgepodge of regulatory arbitrage opportunities. (Credit: Christine Roy/Unsplash)

Markets

Blockchain Bites: The Government Won't 'Kill DeFi' but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity

Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S.

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Markets

Blockchain Bites: FATF, Financial Inclusion and Banking Without Banks: A Look Ahead at Consensus, Day 3

Your guide to Consensus: Distributed, Day 3: FATF, DeFi and why Bitcoin is still king.

Photo courtesy of Adriana Belotti

Markets

What the FATF: The Deadline for Complying With New Crypto Exchange Rules Is Coming

A whirlwind journey through a new set of rules governing crypto exchanges created by a powerful intergovernmental organization.

CoinDesk Spotlight

Policy

Crypto Firms Establish Messaging Standard to Deal With FATF Travel Rule

The standard defines a uniform model for data that must be exchanged by crypto firms alongside transactions.

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Policy

EPAM Joins Effort to Help Cryptocurrency Exchanges Comply With FATF 'Travel Rule'

EPAM Systems has joined forces with OpenVASP, pledging to use its programming expertise to help crypto businesses comply with FATF guidance.

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