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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

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The rapid ascent of cryptocurrency has ushered in a new era of financial innovation, but it has also created novel challenges in combating financial crime. These figures underscore the immense challenge facing regulators and law enforcement agencies in their efforts to curb illicit financial flows in the crypto space.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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Bank , with a $450,000 civil penalty for his negligence in failing to intercept breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN announced on Wednesday (March 4). . Bank had in place erroneously capped the number of alerts, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to spot suspicious activity.

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FinCen Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 

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The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). In the era of advanced AI, it also has the power to be tool across all of law enforcement; applicable to uses ranging from fighting the opioid epidemic or taking on terrorism. “In

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Financial Crime Predictions 2021: More AI & Ransomware

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Newly regulated areas such as digital assets and cryptocurrency businesses will likely undergo increased scrutiny (as companies transacting in digital assets are not exempt from AML requirements). Organizations will reap the benefits of increased data sharing, and the ability to leverage available sources of quality consortium data.