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Can crypto mixers adapt to survive US authority prosecution?
Tornado Cash — a cryptocurrency mixer service that can hide the origin of crypto transactions — hit the headlines after being sanctioned...
Tether responds to US lawmakers’ calls for DOJ action
Tether, the company behind the stablecoin Tether (USDT), disclosed letters directed to U.S. legislators, addressing requests for interventio...
U.S. SEC Rejects Coinbase’s Petition for a New Crypto Assets Regulatory Framework
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is rejecting Coinbase’s petition to create a new regulatory framework for digital assets...
Brazil signs its overseas crypto tax bill into law
The President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed a law introducing the taxation of crypto assets held abroad by the country&#...
Elizabeth Warren Expands Support for Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Crypto ‘Crackdown’ Bill
US Senator Elizabeth Warren has expanded support for her bill that aims to crack down on the use of digital assets in money laundering. Warr...
Duo Charged for Exploiting AI Craze with False Crypto Gain Promises
An Australian and a Californian are facing charges in connection with an alleged fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, amassing over $25 m...
KuCoin Leaving New York After $22M NYAG Settlement—But Won’t Call Ethereum a Security
KuCoin, the Seychelles-based crypto exchange, has agreed to cease all operations in New York and pay over $22 million to settle a lawsuit wi...
Senator Warren Strengthens Senate Backing for Crypto Money Laundering Bill
Five more United States Senators have backed Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act to curb crypto’s illicit...
More US senators back Elizabeth Warren’s AML bill targeting crypto
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of digital assets in the United States government, has announced that five more ...
US gov’t removes two crypto AML rules from national defense bill
The United States government has eliminated two provisions from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that were designed to address ...
US senators target crypto in bill enforcing sanctions on terrorist groups
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the United States Senate introduced legislation aimed at countering cryptocurrency’s role in financing ...
America Has a New Threat and It’s Crypto, Claims Elizabeth Warren
Anti-crypto senator Elizabeth Warren has unleashed another tirade against crypto, claiming it represents a new threat to America. The commen...