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Japan to Implement FATF’s Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Law Known as ‘Travel Rule’ Next Month: Report

Japan’s crypto industry has been grappling with the travel rule since 2021 when Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) requested virtual asset services providers to implement it. In April 2022, Japan’s Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) introduced self-regulatory rules accordingly. In October last year, Japan’s government approved a cabinet decision to amend existing laws to curb money laundering using crypto, in line with FATF guidelines. Source

South Korea’s Ruling Party PPP Calls to Expedite Bill on Lawmakers’ Crypto Disclosures: Report

“Given the current high level of public interest, especially regarding lawmakers, it’s not appropriate to enforce the law six months later after the promulgation,” Yun said, according to the report. Yun reportedly said he had asked the leader of the Public Administration Committee to propose a modified version of the law, on which a vote is scheduled for Friday. Source

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money – Report

A possible explanation might be increasing regulatory attention to the crypto hacks and a number of high-profile enforcement cases, TRM Labs suggests. First of all, crypto exchanges are ramping up their KYC/AML policies, making it harder to cash out stolen coins. At the same time, the ETH mixing protocol Tornado Cash, which has been one the most popular money laundering tool for Ethereum so far, has been under the U.S. sanctions since August 2022, which automatically backlisted all Tornado-related funds for any regulated exchange. Source

Bitcoin Ordinals’ total mintage fees increase 700% from April: Report

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According to a report compiled by @dgtl_assets of Dune Analytics, the total network fees paid for the minting of Bitcoin Ordinals reached 1,414 Bitcoin (BTC), or $38.2 million, on May 20, representing an increase of 700% from April 20 and 831% from April 1, respectively. An analysis shows that despite continued interest in Bitcoin NFTs, the overwhelming majority of Bitcoin Ordinals has since shifted to text-based inscriptions, compared to a somewhat equal balance of text and image inscriptions from February to April.  As explained by cross-chain wallet BitKeep, Bitcoin Ordinals…

‘Inferno Drainer’ scam as a service has stolen $5.9M since March: Report

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A new scam as a service called “Inferno Drainer” has reportedly stolen nearly $6 million from unsuspecting crypto users, according to Web3 scam-detecting firm Scam Sniffer. Inferno Drainer reportedly advertises that it provides ready-to-go code to scammers, allowing them to steal crypto in exchange for a 20% cut of the scammer’s crypto “loot.” 1/ Inferno Drainer, a scam vendor specializing in multi-chain scams, has stolen $5.9 million in assets from nearly 4,888 victims through over 689 phishing websites targeting popular projects.https://t.co/OEjdzHm2Ls — Scam Sniffer (@realScamSniffer) May 19, 2023 The scam…

Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: Report

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Australia’s stock market operator has decided to abandon its plans of rebuilding its software platform using blockchain technology, marking a significant rejection of the once-celebrated concept that gained prominence through its association with cryptocurrencies. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) caused frustration among market participants in November when it decided to “pause” the rebuild of its comprehensive trading, settlement and clearing software based on decentralized computing. An external review concluded that after seven years of development, significant rework was necessary. Following the initial pause, the company has indicated that it is…

Report: Well Known Crypto Firms Still Not Adhering to Basic Governance Standards

Many of the most well-known crypto firms are not adhering to basic governance standards, the findings of a Bloomberg survey have shown. Only 31 out of the 60 polled firms “currently procure a full financial audit or reserve attestations from an independent auditor.” Industry participants have said many crypto firms are not audited because the “Big Four” accounting firms are not willing to have them as clients. Many Crypto Firms Lack Independent Boards Some of the most influential cryptocurrency firms are not adhering to established corporate governance standards and many…

Korean lawmakers rally towards crypto rules in May after grisly murder case: Report

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Lawmakers from South Korea are pushing to enshrine stricter regulation of digital assets in the wake of a gruesome murder case involving digital assets.  According to a May 18 Bloomberg report, a Korean woman was abducted on March 29 and later murdered in a dispute believed to have stemmed from a disagreement over cryptocurrency-related losses — adding to a string of digital-asset-related scandals including Do Kwon’s Terra Money ecosystem collapse in May last year. The recent murder case has reportedly added urgency for lawmakers to expedite the nation’s first standalone crypto…

New survey says Bitcoin is safer than the US dollar — Watch The Market Report

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On May 17’s episode of The Market Report, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman discusses whether Bitcoin (BTC) is safer than the United States dollar, considering the risk of the U.S. government defaulting on its debt. He also covers why Bitcoin’s $28,000 resistance will not be a walk in the park and, finally, what is happening between Celsius, Ethereum and Lido staking. The show airs every Tuesday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel. The first news article covered discusses a Bloomberg Markets survey showing Bitcoin as a top three…