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CFTC Chairman Reiterates That Bitcoin and Ether Are Commodities

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Benham noted that bitcoin and Ether are commodities and should fall under the purview of his agency. He spoke about the two top crypto assets in a hearing with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on July 9. He cited a recent case brought by his organization against an Oregon fraudster who used crypto to scam people, in which the judge claimed bitcoin and Ether were commodities. This ruling provided in an...

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BitMEX Pleads Guilty of Violating the Bank Secrecy Act

Seychelles-based crypto exchange BitMEX has pleaded guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) between 2015 and 2020—ranging about five years of facilitating illicit activity. The exchange made zero efforts to collect users’ know-your-customer information (KYC), allowing anyone to sign up anonymously and transact on it, creating breeding grounds for laundering funds from illicit activities. Regarding the case, Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said, “As...

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Cambodia-Based Online Marketplace Linked with Facilitating Illicit Activities Through Crypto Payments

Huione Guarantee, a Cambodian online marketplace worth billions, owned by the Huione conglomerate linked to Cambodia’s ruling family, advances criminal activity and its financing via crypto. Tether’s USDT is a massive payment vessel in the marketplace. Elliptic exposed these happenings in a report. The marketplace connects buyers and sellers by acting as an aggregator of numerous channels from various messaging applications, bringing large groups of buyers and sellers together. These groups...

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