Navigating complex, overlapping sanctions is placing renewed pressure on banks’ compliance operations and putting the trade finance industry to the test – again. Marc...

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s enforcement action against Binance could shutter the crypto behemoth if the regulator's requests for injunctive relief and penalties stick—but...

In another sign that the tide may be finally turning against ransomware actors, ransom payments declined substantially in 2022 as more victims refused to...

Spanish fintech Divilo partnered with financial crime prevention specialist ThetaRay.Divilo will deploy ThetaRay’s SONAR platform, a SaaS-based AML transaction monitoring and sanctions list...

Aztec founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews got the venture firm they wanted. They’re counting on it for the fight ahead.“Marc Andreessen, he’s fought...

Citing U.S. sanctions on Cuba, OpenSea, the world’s largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT), said today that it's banning digital artists from all countries...

Key Takeaways The crypto ecosystem shed $2 trillion in market value and lost several major players in 2022, but it didn’t die. Terra, Three Arrows...

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the UK has a fraud problem. Bosses at UK Finance, HSBC and NatWest have recently...

Key Takeaways Several members of the crypto community emerged as heroes even as the market suffered a sharp decline in 2022. Key industry figures took...

November 16, 2022 Joseph Burleson, Michele Korver and Dan Boneh Editor’s note: Below is the full text of the paper “Privacy-Protecting Regulatory...

FTX CEO asked for feedback proposed crypto regulatory framework this week, and he may have gotten more than what he bargained for.

Blockchain forensics company Chainalysis is launching two tools that will allow crypto companies to deny sanctioned persons and entities access to their platforms. The move comes amid concerns that Russia may use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine. Chainalysis Offers Crypto Industry New Sanctions-Screening Tools As the military conflict in […]