Travel Rule


Finance

Shyft Debuts ‘Decentralized Version of SWIFT’ for FATF 'Travel Rule'

Shyft Network says 30+ exchanges are testing its blockchain-based solution to help cryptocurrency companies comply with the FATF Travel Rule.

Shyft Network co-founder Joseph Weinberg speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

BitGo Looks to Rally Exchange Clients Around FATF Travel Rule Product

BitGo has joined the pack of solution providers attempting to bring crypto in line with FATF anti-money laundering standards.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (right) speaks at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Is the Travel Rule Good or Bad for Crypto? Both

A new international rule requiring digital asset operators to report transactions could spilt the crypto industry in two, argue two researchers.

(Christine Roy/Unsplash)

Policy

FATF Meets Wednesday to Discuss 'Travel Rule' for Digital Assets

The Financial Action Task Force holds its summer plenary meeting Wednesday. Here's what to expect with the anti-money laundering watchdog discussing crypto.

FATF Financial Action Task Force

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.

(Shutterstock)

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

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)

Videos

Is Crypto Ready for the Travel Rule?

New Financial Action Task Force guidelines for cryptocurrency businesses come into play this summer. These rules, most notably the Travel Rule, are perhaps the most important – yet underappreciated – regulatory development facing the industry globally. This workshop dives into just what these rules mean and how the industry is responding.

Workshops – Consensus: Distributed

Markets

Less Than 1% of FinCEN's Suspicious Activity Reports Since 2013 Mentioned Crypto

More than 70,000 crypto-related SARs had been filed with FinCEN since 2013, director Kenneth Blanco said Wednesday.

FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco

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