The economic secretary to the Treasury said that many crypto startups have failed to meet anti-money laundering (AML) standards.

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Binance beefs up blockchain analytics amid a surge in DeFi exploits.

Blockchain intelligence tools developed by CipherTrace can now be used to detect illicit activity across Binance Smart Chain and over 600 dapps based on it.

Within its use of Chainalysis' tools, it also wants OFAC employees to take advantage of its training courses.

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, in what appears to be another crackdown on freedoms enjoyed by citizens of the city-state, announced plans to have Bitcoin exchanges operating there be subjected to the regulatory act of licensing. The agency looks to assure proper enforcement of the ruling and compliance of targeted parties by imposing […]

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Hong Kong further cracksdown on the unlicensed Bitcoin trading platforms that operate on the territory and urged them to get a license as we can see more in our latest bitcoin news today. In what seems to be another crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Commission said that BTC exchanges that […]

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If the proposed act passes into law, crypto trading will only be available to professionals with $1 million in their investment portfolio.

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The online gambling market has been steadily growing over the last few years, with Zion Market Research estimating that the sports betting industry alone will be at a $155 billion valuation by 2024, implying annual growth of over 10%. The online gambling industry is growing despite having a number of setbacks that most players don’t […]

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