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United Texas Bank Faces Regulatory Action for AML Failures Linked to ‘Virtual Currency Customers’

United Texas Bank has been issued a cease and desist order by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Texas Department of Banking due to significant compliance deficiencies. The bank must…

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Federal Reserve Cites Significant Deficiencies in Customers Bancorp’s AML Compliance

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has found “significant deficiencies” in Customers Bancorp, Inc.’s management of risk and adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. These issues, particularly troubling for the bank…

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SEC Withdraws Enforcement Action Against Paxos’ BUSD Stablecoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to end its investigation into Paxos, a New York-based issuer of stablecoins, suggesting that stablecoins may not be treated as securities in…

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First for SEC: Crypto Lending Platform Charged — Blockfi Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Penalties

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged cryptocurrency lending platform Blockfi in a first-of-its-kind action. The crypto lender has agreed to pay $100 million to settle the charges…

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Kraken Charged by CFTC Over Margined Crypto Transactions, $1.25 Million Penalty Imposed

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Payward Ventures, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, “for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin, and failing…

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