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Korean Government Approves Crypto AML Rule Set to Come Online Thursday

Crypto companies have until September to register with financial regulators.

The South Korean Financial Services Commission is extending a ban on short-selling after last week's GameStop share price pump.

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Financial Watchdog Group Updates Guidance Affecting DeFi, NFTs

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial watchdog organization, has updated its guidance on crypto assets to be more inclusive of recent market changes, including the NFT boom and growing interest in decentralized finance. Siân Jones of XReg Consulting weighs in on what the updated guidance means for crypto regulation.

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Financial Watchdogs Have DeFi in Their Sights, Alter Wording Around NFTs

The FATF guidance makes a careful change of terminology, which appears to be a nod in the direction of NFTs.

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Finance

CipherTrace Releases Its FATF-Friendly AML Tools for Crypto Exchanges

Cryptocurrency firms in Singapore already need to have a Travel Rule solution in place to get a license.

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Will Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Group Amend a Controversial Crypto Rule?

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an anti-money laundering watchdog group, announced it will seek public input into a controversial crypto data-sharing regulation known as the “Travel Rule.” “The Hash” panel discusses the potential implications.

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Finance

Coinbase Calls Out Binance as It Bemoans Compliance Burden

Due to a lack of enforcement on the part of authorities, offshore crypto exchanges sell unregulated services to U.S. consumers "seemingly without penalty."

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Policy

FATF Says It Is Open to Amending Crypto Travel Rule Guidance

The anti-money laundering watchdog said it is confident the industry will be able to implement the data sharing requirements by June.

FATF may amend its travel rule for crypto exchanges.

Policy

‘Evil VASP’ Simulation Preps Crypto Exchanges for FATF Travel Rule

Backed by CipherTrace, TRISA looks to get virtual asset service providers (VASPs) ready for new anti-money laundering rules.

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Finance

BitMEX Introduces Data Storage Framework for FATF’s Travel Rule

Compliance chief Malcolm Wright led the development of BitMEX’s data storage principles for crypto exchanges.

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Markets

The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets

Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challenges, says the CEO of CoolBitX.

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