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Sanctions
US Releases Convicted Former Operator of BTC-e in Prison Swap
By Editors | 14/02/2025
Alexander Vinnik was in US custody awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last year for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Fintech / Regtech
OECD Launches Global Reporting Framework for Advanced AI Systems
By Manesh Samtani | 13/02/2025
Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are among those that have pledged to submit reports under the new framework
AML / KYC
Transparency International: Global Corruption to Impact Climate Action
By Nithya Subramanian | 13/02/2025
Latest Corruption Perceptions Index results highlight that weak anti-corruption efforts threaten democracy, enable money laundering, and put climate funds at risk
Crypto / Digital Assets
OECD Offers Recommendations to Boost Tokenisation in Markets
By Thisanka Siripala | 12/02/2025
New OECD report outlines factors hindering broader adoption of asset tokenisation and offers a series of recommended policy actions.
Fintech / Regtech
UK and US Refuse to Sign AI Declaration at Paris Summit
By Thisanka Siripala | 12/02/2025
The UK said the declaration lacked clarity on global governance and did not sufficiently address national security risks.
Sanctions
US Announces Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium Imports
By Editors | 12/02/2025
Exemptions previously granted to certain countries will end and the duty rate on aluminium increases from 12 March.
Sanctions
US DOJ Shifts Focus to Cartels and Transnational Crime
By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2025
The DOJ is disbanding Task Force KleptoCapture and changing the way the FCPA and Foreign Agents Registration Act are enforced.
Enforcement
APAC Governments Impose Restrictions on Use of DeepSeek
By Mark Johnston | 10/02/2025
South Korea, India, Australia and Taiwan have imposed restrictions on using DeepSeek on government devices.
Sanctions
US Seizes Second Plane Belonging to Venezuela
By Editors | 10/02/2025
The seizure was overseen by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Venezuelan foreign ministry called him “an aircraft thief”.
Crypto / Digital Assets
GDF-FIX Alliance Creates Bridge to Tokenised Assets
By Thisanka Siripala | 10/02/2025
GDF and FIX members have demonstrated the ability to connect to blockchain-based assets using FIX-based TradFi platforms.
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