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FinCEN's Financial Surveillance Might Soon Expand to Crypto Exchanges
FinCEN’s Financial Surveillance Might Soon Expand to Crypto Exchanges
A controversial regulation proposed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) would require crypto exchanges to record and report personal data for transactions of...
FinCEN's Financial Surveillance Might Soon Expand to Crypto Exchanges

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State of Crypto: FATF's New Guidance Takes Aim at DeFi
The Financial Action Task Force addressed DeFi and NFTs in its new proposed draft guidance, but its new definitions might be extremely broad.
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Civil Liberties Group Calls FinCEN Crypto Wallet Rule 'Unconstitutional'
The nonprofit said FinCEN's proposed rule "represents a radical extension of ... financial surveillance of innocent Americans."
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Coinbase Calls Out Binance as It Bemoans Compliance Burden
Due to a lack of enforcement on the part of authorities, offshore crypto exchanges sell unregulated services to U.S. consumers "seemingly without penalty."
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FinCEN's Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says
FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule.
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State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency's Crypto Legacy
Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime.
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FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules
The industry now has 60 days to provide feedback on the proposal.
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State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era
The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but other issues remain.
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DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet 'Horror Story' a 'Fiction'
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.
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FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Wallet Rule
Critics of the rule said it would be technically impossible for some projects to comply because smart contracts and author-decentralized tools do not have name or address info...
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