News with the tag "Terrorist Financing"

Meta said sharing open-sourcing AI tech within the US and to its allies will play a role in helping it preserve their “technological edge” over China and other competitors.

India has achieved a high level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, addressing illicit finance, money laundering, and terrorist financing. In a joint assessment with regional bodies, the FATF praised India’s progress but pointed out areas needing improvement, e...

The crypto exchange complies with anti-money laundering legislation, he said.

Irish authorities seized $7.1 million in cryptocurrency in a raid targeting money laundering and darknet sales. Three individuals were arrested, with one remaining in custody. “The arrests of the three individuals and the assets seized are the result of a highly complex investigation into criminal d...

The French financial regulatory authority has begun accepting applications for authorization as a crypto asset service provider under the European Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, ahead of its implementation in December 2024. This regulation mandates prior authorization for market partici...

U.S. senators have introduced legislation to empower the Secret Service to combat cybercrimes involving digital assets. This legislation addresses the growing use of cryptocurrencies for illicit activities and mandates the Government Accountability Office to evaluate law enforcement’s effectiveness ...

Singapore's government noted an increasing use of cryptocurrencies in terror financing, even though it acknowledges that cash and other informal value transfer systems remain the predominant means for financial transactions.

Supporters of Sweden’s largest neo-Nazi group donated crypto via centralized exchanges and mining pools, blockchain investigators say. The Nordic Resistance Movement, the largest neo-Nazi group in Sweden which was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign…

A New York woman gets 18 years in prison for laundering $12,000 in Bitcoin to fund a terrorist group in Syria. Victoria Jacobs, also known as Bakhrom Talipov, 44, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a New York…

A New York woman gets 18 years in prison for laundering $12,000 in Bitcoin to fund a terrorist group in Syria. Victoria Jacobs, also known as Bakhrom Talipov, 44, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a New York…