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COVID-19 and Illicit Finance in the Cyber Domain
Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major economic disruptions and forced large amounts of financial activity online. Illicit actors are likely to take advantage of the rapid shi...
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Sam Dorshimer
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Cryptocurrency Laundering Is a National Security Risk
Commentary
On March 2, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Chinese nationals for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency on behalf of North Korea. The laundering scheme ferreted away...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Banks Are Most Likely Exposed to Crypto-Assets Unknowingly
Commentary
U.S. financial regulators are watching closely to see how financial institutions’ exposure to the crypto-asset industry is affecting their bank anti-money laundering complianc...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Bitcoin and Terrorism – How Compliance Will Shape Cryptocurrencies
Podcast
Many within the cryptofinance industry have been patiently waiting for regulatory oversight to deliver the clarity required for institutional adoption. Recent updates by the F...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Iran, North Korea, and Crypto
Podcast
Fintech Beat gives an inside view from former intelligence officials on how sanctions and political gyrations between the Trump administration and Iran and North Korea can imp...
By Peter Harrell & Yaya J. Fanusie
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Watch Out for Iranian Info Wars Funded By Crypto
Commentary
With tensions rising between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qasim Soleimani earlier this month, U.S. officials should expect more Ira...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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How To Really Help Free North Koreans Through Crypto
Commentary
A few weeks ago, the FBI arrested an Alabama-born computer programmer for allegedly helping the North Korean regime evade U.S. sanctions through blockchain technology. Accordi...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The Travel Rule Is Not Enough If Crypto Gets Adopted
Commentary
Last week, at a large fintech conference in Washington, DC, the head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the arm of the U.S. Treasury Department that enforce...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
