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Fact Checking Marc Andreessen’s Viral Debanking Claims
Marc Andreesen has turned debanking into a much needed issue of national debate. Unfortunately, he has no idea how debanking works.
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Wolfsberg Group Creates Deeply Flawed "Definitional Hierarchy" For ML/TF Risks In Digital Assets
The Wolfsberg Group's FAQs on digital assets aim to align global efforts in countering money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
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Fifth Circuit Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions
The court has found that OFAC overstepped its authority by placing Tornado Cash on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, reversing a District Court's ruling upholding Sanctions on the software
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US Purchased Pegasus for Colombia in $11M Deal
The software was used to spy on narcotics trafficking under US supervision Colombian Ambassador says, but the structuring of transactions raises suspicions on the program's legitimacy
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Congressmen Issue Letter On Tornado Cash
Lawmakers urge FinCEN to finalize reporting requirements for cryptocurrency mixers. They still don't understand how the software works.
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What Trump 2025 Means For Freedom Of Transaction
Why miners should brace for the application of sanctions law.
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New FinCEN Alert Shows Cash, Smuggling Preferred Method For Hezbollah Financing
A FinCEN alert issued on Wednesday highlights that Hezbollah does not use cryptocurrencies at scale to finance its operations.
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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Chainalysis
A New York Judge has dismissed a crypto project's defamation lawsuit against the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis on grounds of Anti-SLAPP laws.
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"Blockchain And Bloodshed": What Soufan Center Gets Wrong On Terror Financing
The Soufan Center has published a brief on cryptocurrency adoption by terrorist groups titled "Blockchain and Bloodshed," citing outdated, incorrect, and misleading statements.
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SLAPP: Chainalysis Argues For Dismissal Of Defamation Suit
In a hearing on Wednesday Chainalysis argued that a defamation lawsuit filed by alleged “scam” is an effort to silence the analytic's firm
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TD Bank's “Historic Fine”: Drugs, Bribes, Human Trafficking, And A Calculated Risk
Last week, TD Bank agreed to pay a “historic fine” of over $3B for BSA violations linked to drugs, bribes, and human trafficking – but the fine makes up merely 1% of the banking group's revenue.
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Rogue Police Chief Accessed FinCEN Data For "Private Investigation"
A Tennessee Assistant Police Chief gave a former Arizona Representative access to confidential FinCEN data in "private sector racketeering investigation", raising questions on illegitimate surveillance