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KuCoin EU Builds ‘Bank-Grade’ AML Machine Head of MiCA Deadline

With the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period set to expire on July 1, the stakes for European crypto-asset service providers have never...

South Korea Crypto Industry Pushes Back on AML Rule

South Korea’s crypto industry has reportedly warned that proposed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rule changes could create operational confusion by forcing virtual asset service providers...

KuCoin EU Hires AML Chief After Austria MiCA Business Ban

KuCoin EU has appointed a new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) chief and expanded its compliance team in Vienna, weeks after Austrian regulators barred the exchange...

Japan Requests Real Estate and Crypto Firms Tighten AML Checks on Property Deals

Japan's financial, law enforcement and real estate regulators have issued a joint guidance request warning that crypto assets pose money laundering risk in property...

AML Fines Eclipse SEC Cases as Top Crypto Risk: Report

Anti-Money Laundering enforcement has overtaken securities violations as the leading regulatory threat facing crypto companies, according to CertiK, with the United States Department of...

Hawk Launches Agentic AI Tool to Overhaul Costly AML Investigations

Innovative anti-money laundering (AML) technology company Hawk has officially launched its new AML Investigative Agent. The solution is aimed squarely at one of the...

Sumsub and ComplyAdvantage Partner to Supercharge AI-Driven AML Screening

Global full-cycle verification platform Sumsub and AI-driven financial crime compliance ComplyAdvantage have joined forces in a new strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to significantly...

South Korea fines Bithumb $24 million, orders 6-month partial suspension over AML violations

Bithumb, one of South Korea's leading crypto exchanges, has been fined by the country's anti–money laundering and counter-terrorism financing agency.South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit...

South Korea Fines Bithumb $24 Million Over AML Violations

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has fined cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won ($24.6 million) and ordered a six-month partial suspension...