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UK Insolvency Service and FCA warn of Key Coin Assets Ltd, after 9 investors lost over £300,000 in an alleged Ponzi-style crypto scheme promising returns of up to 100% with “0 Fees, 0 Risks”

by AdrianaAMLP | Aug 18, 2026

Key Coin Assets promised investors returns of between 40% and 100%, but an Insolvency Service investigation found no evidence that genuine crypto trading had taken place and nine complainants had paid more than £300,000 into the company. Investigators found that...

NCA-UKFIU SARs In Action Issue 37 highlights AI-enabled CDD evasion, growing threat of professional enablers and the global scale of asset tracing, with 36,000+ checks across 31 countries

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Aug 17, 2026

It highlights the second JMLIT Amber Alert on AI-enabled CDD evasion, alongside Project A.S.S.E.T.’s 36,000+ asset-tracing checks involving 40+ law enforcement agencies across 31 countries. This operation identified suspected links to 884 bank accounts, 80 companies,...

HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter Aug 26 highlights expanded Trust Registration Service requirements for non-UK trusts holding UK property, with new low-value exemptions and enhanced data sharing

by AdrianaAMLP | Aug 13, 2026

Following amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations, non-UK trusts that acquired qualifying UK land before 6 October 2020 and continued to hold it on 30 June 2026 are now required to register with the Trust Registration Service. All non-UK trusts acquiring...

FCA calls for greater private-to-private intelligence sharing, urging financial firms to “connect the dots” and disrupt criminal networks before they can scale

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Aug 12, 2026

Beth Harris, Head of Department at the FCA, highlights the need for firms to make greater use of ECCTA’s information-sharing provisions to close intelligence gaps and detect financial crime earlier. Sharing intelligence responsibly can help firms connect the dots,...

Gambling Commission backs a multi-agency crackdown on illegal gambling, uncovering 16 illicit betting terminals, cash and gold, and highlighting links to ML and organised crime

by AdrianaAMLP | Aug 10, 2026

Operations in Sheffield and Doncaster uncovered 16 illegal betting terminals alongside cash and gold and resulted in three arrests. The action involved the Gambling Commission, South Yorkshire Police, the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, local...

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UK Insolvency Service and FCA warn of Key Coin Assets Ltd, after 9 investors lost over £300,000 in an alleged Ponzi-style crypto scheme promising returns of up to 100% with “0 Fees, 0 Risks”

NCA-UKFIU SARs In Action Issue 37 highlights AI-enabled CDD evasion, growing threat of professional enablers and the global scale of asset tracing, with 36,000+ checks across 31 countries

HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter Aug 26 highlights expanded Trust Registration Service requirements for non-UK trusts holding UK property, with new low-value exemptions and enhanced data sharing

FCA calls for greater private-to-private intelligence sharing, urging financial firms to “connect the dots” and disrupt criminal networks before they can scale

Gambling Commission backs a multi-agency crackdown on illegal gambling, uncovering 16 illicit betting terminals, cash and gold, and highlighting links to ML and organised crime

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