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BitPay to Pay $500K to Settle OFAC Sanction Violation Charges
BitPay is accused of facilitating over 2,100 transactions with individuals in sanctioned nations.
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Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
Yellen succeeds Steven Mnuchin in running the U.S. government’s treasury. Here’s what she will oversee in the crypto world.
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Janet Yellen Offers US Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto
“I think we need to look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities while curtailing their use for malign and illegal activities,” Janet Yellen wrote.
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Janet Yellen Says Cryptocurrencies Are a 'Concern' in Terrorist Financing
The U.S. should examine how it can curtail the use of crypto for illicit financing, the former Fed Chair said.
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US Lawmakers Tell Mnuchin to Back Off From Potential Crypto Wallet Regs
Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer, Ted Budd and Scott Perry urged Steven Mnuchin to rethink his rumored self-hosted wallet regulations in an open letter Wednesday that warned s...
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Coinbase CEO: Trump Administration May 'Rush Out' Burdensome Crypto Wallet Rules
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly voiced concern the outgoing Trump Administration may ram through onerous new data-collection requirements for crypto exchanges.
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US Sanctions Two Russians Accused of Using Fraud to Steal Millions in Crypto
The pair is accused of having stolen $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the U.S.
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Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration's Talk of New Crypto Rules
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday.
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US Financial Crimes Watchdog Preparing 'Significant' Crypto Rules, Warns Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said FinCEN is preparing "significant new requirements" around cryptocurrencies to tamp down illicit activity.
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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says G7 in Agreement on Libra, Cryptocurrencies
“There was a clear agreement ... that Libra, in particular, raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin.
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