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Ransomware Payments in 2021 Already Dwarf Last Year’s Total, FinCEN Reports

Ransomware Payments in 2021 Already Dwarf Last Year’s Total, FinCEN Reports

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“We have seen an aggressive sustained effort on ransomware the last few weeks from the administration that started even before the Suex designation,” Redbord, a former Treasury official, told CoinDesk in a statement. “We are rightfully seeing the most focus on hardening cyber defenses, and when it comes to crypto, we are seeing Treasury, DOJ, …

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Goldman Sachs reports nearly half of its rich family office clients want to get into crypto

Goldman Sachs reports nearly half of its rich family office clients want to get into crypto

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Family offices—the investment firms overseeing the wealth of the richest families in the world—are eyeing the crypto market, according to a survey by investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.  The firm—which recently has been making its own big moves in crypto–surveyed its family office clients and found that 15% of them have already invested in crypto, …

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Federal Reserve official set to lead U.S. banking regulator: reports

Federal Reserve official set to lead U.S. banking regulator: reports

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is reportedly set to name a Federal Reserve official to take over at the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on an acting basis, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Politico.  Yellen has reportedly tapped Michael Hsu, who currently serves as an assistant director at the …

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1.4% of FinCEN's Suspicious Activity Reports Since 2013 Mentioned Crypto

1.4% of FinCEN’s Suspicious Activity Reports Since 2013 Mentioned Crypto

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More than 70,000 crypto-related suspicious activity reports (SARs) have been filed since 2013, but the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning that some offshore companies may not be doing enough to stamp out illicit behavior. Speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed virtual conference on Wednesday, FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco said that around …

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Institution-Focused Crypto Trading Platform Reports 737% Revenue Increase in 2019

Institution-Focused Crypto Trading Platform Reports 737% Revenue Increase in 2019

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed BC Group, the operator of institution-focused digital assets trading platform OSL, reported a 737% increase in revenue in 2019. On March 31, BC Group revealed that its OSL digital assets platform had been its largest 2019 earner, accounting for 44% of the Group’s revenues — up from just 6% in 2018. …

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