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China’s new bitcoin rules call for identity check
March 17th, 2017
China’s central bank is moving to regulate its domestic bitcoin industry, circulating new guidelines that, if enacted, would require exchanges to identify clients and adhere to banking regulations. Recent scrutiny by the central bank has already led exchanges to ...
Bitcoin could hit $3,000 by the end of the year after recent rally: Analyst
March 11th, 2017
The price of bitcoin could hit $3,000 by the end of the year after recently trading above gold and hitting a fresh record high, an analyst told CNBC on Tuesday. A rise on this scale would represent a near ...
SFC Hong Kong fined $3 million a security brokerage company
March 6th, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Guangdong Securities Limited (GSL), now known as Sinolink Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Sinolink), and fined it $3 million for failures in complying with anti-money laundering guidelines when handling third party ...
Dow Jones acquires RiskAverter
February 28th, 2017
Dow Jones Risk and Compliance, a leading provider of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and sanctions compliance data solutions, has completed the acquisition of RiskAverter from U.S.-based Compliance Strategies International, LLC. RiskAverter’s innovative solution enables companies to automate risk “scoring” so ...
China to launch its own digital currency
February 24th, 2017
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has done trial runs of its prototype cryptocurrency, taking the central bank a step closer to issuing digital money that can be used for all sorts of transactions. If things go according to ...
Bitcoin prices touch fresh 3-year high
February 22nd, 2017
The price of a single bitcoin leapt to its highest level in more than three years on Tuesday, as traders bought up coins in anticipation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling on a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. One ...
How China Influences Bitcoin Price, Explained
February 17th, 2017
1.Why has Bitcoin price become volatile again? The short answer to that question is China. On Feb. 9, 2017, Bitcoin price has plunged by more than 9%. The fall took place after an extended period of growth: Bitcoin value ...
International Compliance Association expands into US
February 15th, 2017
The International Compliance Association announced its expansion into the US, with its primary training partner, International Compliance Training (ICT). The US team, based in New York, offers programs covering Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Know Your Customer (KYC), ...
Founders of Panama Law Firm Mossack Fonseca arrested
February 13th, 2017
Police in Panama arrested the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, on money laundering charges after authorities raided the firm’s headquarters as part of investigations into Brazil’s largest-ever bribery scandal. ...
Two of China’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchanges Stop Bitcoin Withdrawals
February 10th, 2017
Two of China’s most widely used bitcoin exchanges have announced that they will suspend bitcoin and litecoin withdrawals for one month effective immediately. Yuan recharge, withdrawals and other services will not be affected, the exchanges said. In public posts ...
