RT Mike Belshe (@mikebelshe)You're incorrect, @SenWarren. CZ pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to maintain an effective AML program, not money laundering.Without minimizing the severity of that, he's the only person ever to receive jail time solely for this violation, while traditional banks like TD Bank pay billions in fines for massive AML failures with no execs imprisoned.This disparity highlights how he was unjustly persecuted for being in crypto, and is why the pardon is absol ...

RT BSCN (@BSCNews)VIETNAM TO LIMIT CRYPTO EXCHANGE PILOT TO FIVE LICENSED OPERATORS- Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance will authorize only five licensed exchanges under a new pilot program.- The move follows Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP, approved in September, which established a five-year framework for testing regulated crypto markets.- Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi said the ministry aims to issue the first licenses before 2026. No formal applications have been received yet, but several local and regional ...

🇹🇷 LATEST: Turkey is preparing legislation to empower its financial watchdog Masak to freeze crypto and traditional bank accounts in AML crackdown. https://t.co/7k50E3osgQ ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors mostly rallied post-FOMC [1] - Bitcoin increased by 1% to $117,300 [1] - Ethereum increased by 2% to $4,580 [1] - XRP increased by 3% to $3.11 [1] - Solana jumped 5% to $247 [1] - BNB crossed $1,000 for the first time [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly green post-FOMC [2] ETF & Regulatory News - Bitcoin ETFs saw $51 million in net outflows [1] - SEC approved a generic listing standard which will greatly accelerate the approval process for crypto ETFs [1] - NYDFS told banks to adopt blockchain analytics for AML/sanctions controls [1] Partnerships & Integrations - Moneygram is embracing stablecoins in partnership with Crossmint [1] - Kraken and Circle are partnering to expand stablecoin access with USDC & EURC integration [1] Token & Protocol Developments - ASTER soared to $0.47 and a $750 million market cap ($3.75 billion FDV) [2] - Project X announced its Phase 2 allowing any coin from any chain to be trading directly on their platform with 0 aggregator fees [2] - Token Works and PNKSTR announced perpetual machine rollouts for 5 new NFT collections [1][2] - Bio Protocol raised $6.9 million in seed funding [3] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders were mostly green after the TokenWorks news [3] - Punks floor price decreased by 1% to 48.3 ETH, Pudgy increased by 2% to 10.5 ETH, BAYC increased by 2% to 9.3 ETH [3]

Regulatory Landscape - UK regulators are drafting new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules for crypto firms [1] Cryptocurrency - The new rules specifically target crypto firms operating in the UK [1]

RT Decrypt (@DecryptMedia)AUSTRAC Orders Binance Australia Audit Over AML Concerns► https://t.co/VHOMZJgOik https://t.co/VHOMZJgOik ...

Regulatory Scrutiny - AUSTRAC orders audit of Binance Australia over AML (反洗钱) concerns [1] Compliance - Binance Australia faces scrutiny regarding its AML compliance [1]

Regulatory Compliance - Paxos 将支付 2650 万美元罚款，并额外投资 2200 万美元 [1] - 纽约州金融服务部 (NYDFS) 发现 Paxos 在反洗钱 (AML) 和尽职调查方面存在缺陷 [1] Partnership Implications - 这些缺陷与 Paxos 之前与 Binance 的合作有关 [1]

Regulatory Action - Algeria has declared a total crypto ban, encompassing ownership, trading, mining, and promotion [1] - The law classifies crypto assets as financial property, criminalizing their use under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism regulations [1] - Violators could face up to one year in prison and fines of nearly $7,700, impacting platforms, wallet providers, and promoters [2] Market Impact - The ban aims to protect financial stability and reduce crime, aligning with FATF global standards [3] - Critics suggest the ban could stifle innovation, impacting Algeria's once fast-growing crypto market in the MENA region [3] - Algeria joins a shrinking list of nations opting for total bans, diverging from the regulatory approach adopted by many others [4] Enforcement - Monitoring will intensify, with Algeria's financial and security agencies coordinating enforcement both online and offline [3] - The ban follows prior restrictions in 2018, despite which citizens continued using peer-to-peer methods and foreign exchanges [2]

Legal & Compliance - AML Bitcoin 创始人因数百万美元的加密货币欺诈和洗钱活动被判处 7 年监禁 [1] Cryptocurrency & Fraud - 涉及数百万美元的加密货币欺诈 [1] - 涉及洗钱活动 [1]