Europe’s Lawmakers Set to Advance Discussion of Controversial Crypto AML Rules

Lawmakers could be swayed by the risk of a legal challenge, Schrepel believes – but in practice it may be difficult to get them to retreat from a position they share with the Council. In other areas there is less consensus on the right approach – and, for the law to become final, lawmakers and governments will have to thrash out their differences in a series of closed-door meetings, beginning Thursday. Source

Floki Inu resumes controversial ad blitz in London

Dogecoin rival Floki Inu has begun what it calls an “aggressive” marketing campaign in London, plastering advertisements around the city’s train stations and on its famous red buses. Floki Inu announced the new campaign in an April 23 blog noting that “the people’s cryptocurrency” will start advertising on the side of 100 buses and on 203 posters in the city’s underground train stations starting from Monday April 25. #FLOKI‘s new and aggressive London campaign will start tomorrow Monday, April 25.$FLOKI to be featured on: – 100 buses across the streets…

I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal She says she “admires” the innovative mindset of people active in the market – and even cites members of her own family who follow it. But equally, she said, some misuse anonymous payments to finance crimes, citing drugs, prostitution, child pornography and terrorism. Source The post I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal

Venezuelan Devs Were Jailed for Hacking Exchange Tied to Controversial Petro. Blockchain Data Cleared Them

The Venezuelan court agreed to take a look at CipherBlade’s report. Based on the investigation’s findings, in January 2021, over a month after the developer duo were detained, the court granted Mendoza and Diaz conditional freedom. In August 2021, the court officially dismissed all charges against them, according to an official document obtained by CoinDesk. Source link

Averted a year ago, controversial transaction monitoring rule is back on Treasury’s radar

As the Department of the Treasury has announced its regulatory agenda for the fiscal year earlier today, many in the web3 space have likely experienced flashbacks to December 2020, when the agency had first proposed to impose know your customer, or KYC, rules on transactions that involve self-custodied crypto wallets. The Treasury’s semiannual agenda and regulatory plan, a document that is meant to inform the public of the department’s ongoing rulemaking activities includes and encourage public feedback, features a clause entitled “Requirements for certain transactions involving convertible virtual currency or…