Gate.io closer to launching US services after receiving local licenses
Gate US, the United States arm of the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Gate.io says it has received operating licenses in “several” states, bringing it closer to launching services in the country. Founder and president of Gate.io and its U.S. entity, Dr. Lin Han, announced in a Dec. 19 statement that Gate US is […]
US regulator to seek feedback on DeFi’s impact on financial crime
A United States financial regulator is looking to gain feedback from the banking industry about how decentralized finance (DeFi) may affect the bureau’s efforts to stop financial crime. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it is “looking carefully” at DeFi, while the agency’s acting director, Himamauli Das, said the digital asset ecosystem and virtual […]
‘Twitter will do lots of dumb things’ in the coming months: Elon Musk
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has asked his followers to prepare for “lots of dumb things in [the] coming months” on his newly acquired social media platform. The Tesla CEO, now sole director of Twitter has already made a swathe of changes to the platform since taking over the company on Oct. 27, and has […]
Bitcoiner sentenced to federal prison warns users involved in OTC trading
Mark Alexander Hopkins, also known by the moniker ‘Doctor Bitcoin’ or their handle Rizzn, has claimed that “transacting Bitcoin p2p is a federal crime” after announcing the sentence in their case to social media followers. In a Sunday Twitter thread, Hopkins said that they were facing between 6 to 15 months at a federal correctional […]
US expansion for Huobi a step closer after it secures a FinCEN license
A subsidiary of the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange called HBIT Inc has received its Money Services Business (MSB) license from the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The Seychelles based Huobi said on July 5 that the license creates a foundation for it to carry out crypto-related business in the U.S. in the future, as […]
FinCEN acting director says PATRIOT Act provision isn't 'right sized' for crypto enforcement
Him Das, the acting director of the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, said some of the government bureau’s tools to fight money laundering and terrorism financing may be ill suited for crypto. In a Thursday hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on “Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,” Das addressed […]
FinCEN includes crypto in alert on Russia potentially evading sanctions
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, a bureau of the Treasury Department, has warned financial institutions to consider crypto as a possible means Russia may attempt to use to evade sanctions related to the country’s military action in Ukraine. In a Monday alert, FinCEN reminded U.S.-based financial institutions “with visibility into cryptocurrency” […]