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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Chainalysis
A New York Judge has dismissed a crypto project's defamation lawsuit against the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis on grounds of Anti-SLAPP laws.
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"Blockchain And Bloodshed": What Soufan Center Gets Wrong On Terror Financing
The Soufan Center has published a brief on cryptocurrency adoption by terrorist groups titled "Blockchain and Bloodshed," citing outdated, incorrect, and misleading statements.
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SLAPP: Chainalysis Argues For Dismissal Of Defamation Suit
In a hearing on Wednesday Chainalysis argued that a defamation lawsuit filed by alleged “scam” is an effort to silence the analytic's firm
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TD Bank's “Historic Fine”: Drugs, Bribes, Human Trafficking, And A Calculated Risk
Last week, TD Bank agreed to pay a “historic fine” of over $3B for BSA violations linked to drugs, bribes, and human trafficking – but the fine makes up merely 1% of the banking group's revenue.
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Rogue Police Chief Accessed FinCEN Data For "Private Investigation"
A Tennessee Assistant Police Chief gave a former Arizona Representative access to confidential FinCEN data in "private sector racketeering investigation", raising questions on illegitimate surveillance
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"Tough" US Regulation Approach Positive For Industry, WEF Report Finds
A World Economic Forum report on digital asset regulation finds "tough" US approach "positive for the industry", recommends AI, digital identities for AML/KYC, EU stablecoin reserve requirements "too strict"
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Utah Senator Proposes Bill To Reform Financial Privacy
The Saving Privacy Act amends codifications of financial privacy laws, introduces prohibitions for central databases holding personally identifiable information and CBDCs, and reforms executive regulations and penalties.
International
Colombia Implicates Financial Intelligence Unit In Pegasus Scandal
Colombia investigates whether information on the alleged purchase of Pegasus Spyware was shared with Colombia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Last week, Colombia was banned from the international FIU network Egmont Group for revealing a confidential report on Israeli Pegasus sales.
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Tornado Cash: Code Not Speech, Non-Custodial MSBs, Knowledge Not Required
In an oral statement issued on Thursday, Tornado Cash judge says code is not speech, non-custodial service providers can be money service businesses, and specific knowledge of criminal activity is not a prerequisite for charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Gensler To Rule On SEC Licensing Requirements For "Communication Protocols"
SEC Chair Gary Gensler expressed intent to rule on amendments to rule 3b-16 of the Exchange Act by November. Criticized as overly broad, the proposed amendments may be abused to require software publishers to obtain SEC licenses.
International
Keir Starmer Wants To Spy On Your Bank Account
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to "stop benefit fraud" costing taxpayers "almost £10 billion a year". The digital rights group Big Brother Watch sees a revival of bank spying powers.
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German Government Plans Expansion Of Bank Account Surveillance
In a proposed "security package", the German Government aims to expand the surveillance capabilities of the German Federal Police (BKA) of bank accounts subject to suspicious activity and transaction reports.