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EBA Issues Updated Guidelines for Crypto Asset Service Providers

EBA Issues Updated Guidelines for Crypto Asset Service Providers

The European Banking Authority (EBA) extends Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing measures to include crypto firms, aiming to harmonize regulatory approaches and mitigate financial crime risks in the EU.

Malaysian Authorities to Extend Crypto Regulations to Wallet Providers

Malaysian Authorities to Extend Crypto Regulations to Wallet Providers

The Malaysian Securities Commission plans to extend crypto regulations to wallet providers in the country owing to their importance in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Singapore Payment Services Act Now in Effect For Crypto Firms

Singapore Payment Services Act Now in Effect For Crypto Firms

The Monetary Authority of Singapore now requires cryptocurrency providers and exchanges to be licensed under some of the same regulatory elements as traditional financial service providers.

FATF Assessment Finds Majority of US Exchanges are Compliant with Virtual Asset Guidance

FATF Assessment Finds Majority of US Exchanges are Compliant with Virtual Asset Guidance

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published an assessment of the US’s compliance with its revised criteria for anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing (CTF) through virtual assets and found that most virtual asset providers are compliant.

Paraguay Begins to Audit Local Crypto Industry to Comply with FATF Guidelines

Paraguay Begins to Audit Local Crypto Industry to Comply with FATF Guidelines

Paraguay is looking to take its cryptocurrency industry mainstream, in light of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) guidance on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) released earlier this year.

Coincover Sets Eyes on Crypto-based Insurance Service

Coincover Sets Eyes on Crypto-based Insurance Service

Coincover, a Cardiff based start-up in the United Kingdom, has gone a notch higher by introducing a crypto-based insurance service. The primary objective of this move is deterring asset loss and theft in the cryptocurrency space.

Crypto.com Partners with Leading Tax Providers to Simplify Reporting Process

Crypto.com Partners with Leading Tax Providers to Simplify Reporting Process

Crypto.com, a pioneering payment and cryptocurrency platform, has partnered with three reputable tax providers namely, Token Tax, CryptoTrader Tax, and CoinTracker for simplified tax reporting with the click of a button. This decision was arrived at following requests by the Crypto.com community to be tax compliant.

Crypto & the FATF: ING Develops Travel Rule Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers Ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting

Crypto & the FATF: ING Develops Travel Rule Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers Ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting

The FATF has a wide range of recommendations, a total of 40 to ensure regulatory alignment between the compliance imposed on financial institutions and the regulations in its member states. The FATF Travel Rule is Recommendation 16, which has received a lot of attention from the crypto industry, especially virtual asset service providers (VASPs).

South Korea’s Largest Bank Reveals Crypto Custody Service Filing and Potentially Even More Crypto Services to Come

South Korea’s Largest Bank Reveals Crypto Custody Service Filing and Potentially Even More Crypto Services to Come

The largest bank in South Korea, KB Kookmin Bank has revealed its filing of a trademark application for KB Digital Asset Custody (KBDAC), its crypto custody service.

Crypto & the FATF Travel Rule: FinCEN Suggests Challenges in Governance, Not Technology

Crypto & the FATF Travel Rule: FinCEN Suggests Challenges in Governance, Not Technology

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule has been in the center of attention lately, which concerns crypto transactions above a certain amount must be accompanied by identifying information.The rule is an update to the existing FATF Recommendation 16, regarding cross-border and domestic wire transfers, and is intended to address the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) challenges as crypto adoption increases. The FATF Travel Rule could mean implications for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), including cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet providers, and custodians.

Coinbase Custody Launches New International Institutional Grade Crypto Service to European Clients

Coinbase Custody Launches New International Institutional Grade Crypto Service to European Clients

With its operations based in Dublin, Ireland, Coinbase Custody launched its institutional-grade crypto asset storage service to clients in Europe. The cryptocurrency exchange launched Coinbase Custody in 2017 for institutional clients such as hedge funds and family offices. Its assets under management have over $7 billion in cryptocurrency assets, with its acquisition of Xapo’s institutional custody business in August 2019.

Thailand’s SEC to Eradicate Any Stumbling Blocks to Digital Asset Advancement

Thailand’s SEC to Eradicate Any Stumbling Blocks to Digital Asset Advancement

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Thailand has revealed plans to revise the royal decree on digital asset businesses in 2020 to boost digital assets’ growth, as well as shielding investors from avoidable risks.

Dutch Central Bank Grants First-Ever Crypto Service Registration

Dutch Central Bank Grants First-Ever Crypto Service Registration

The Amsterdam Digital Asset Exchange (AMDAX) has secured the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) in line with EU Anti Money Laundering guidelines.

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