As part of a deregulatory blitz that has developed into one of the trademarks of the second term of the Trump Presidency, several notable agencies of the United States government have been tasked with reducing the perceived over-regulation of the various American financial markets they govern. Following the U.S. Justice Department’s recent announcement to shutter its […]
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In a bold move aimed at unshackling the cryptocurrency realm from the staunch regulatory oversight that governs domestic financial institutions, the United States Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced a decision to officially disband its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), redirecting prosecutors to shift the focus of future crypto-related investigations to strictly those involving sanctions evasion, […]
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In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced its decision to lift long-standing financial sanctions on Tornado Cash, a notorious cryptocurrency mixing service that anonymizes transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. The decision, announced on March 21, 2025, marks a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for privacy-focused […]
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Last week, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) released its annual Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) which highlighted the evolving nature of organized criminal threats that are sweeping Europe and other major countries, including the United States. The analysis by Europol – the EU’s official law enforcement collective that supports its 27 Member […]
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The United States government is continuing to ramp up its crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency activity, this as yet another prominent exchange comes under fire after a string
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One story dominated international headlines this week, as two key cogs in the multinational underground operation that is Tornado Cash have been charged with laundering over $1 billion
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In wake of a string of high-profile scandals that rocked the international cryptocurrency space to the tune of a near $2 trillion loss in global market cap, the United States government is continuing
Read More One story dominated international headlines this week, as two key cogs in the multinational underground operation that is Tornado Cash have been charged with laundering over $1 billion
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