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AUSTRAC highlights ECDD as a key tool for crypto ATM providers to detect suspicious activity, identify high-risk customers, and act swiftly against ML and scams

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 30, 2026

Since September 2025, crypto ATM providers have been subject to enhanced regulatory conditions—including transaction limits, mandatory scam warnings, and targeted ECDD triggers—significantly strengthening their ability to detect and disrupt financial crime; these...

U.S. SEC issues an interpretation clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, providing a clear framework that categorises digital assets as commodities, collectibles, tools and stablecoins

by AdrianaAMLP | Mar 17, 2026

The guidance categorises crypto assets into types such as digital commodities, stablecoins, digital collectibles and digital tools, stating that most do not fall within securities laws, while reaffirming that assets offered as investment contracts or representing...

Reuters: The US and UK clash over crypto regulation – Britain backs sandbox trials, the US prefers exemptions while aiming to align cross-border frameworks by summer 2026

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 4, 2026

While both sides broadly agree on aligning frameworks for digital assets like stablecoins, the UK prefers using regulatory sandboxes to safely trial tokenised securities, whereas the US — with support from its domestic crypto industry — is sceptical about sandboxes...

RUSI’s paper on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in Crypto explores how tools like zero-knowledge proofs and confidential stablecoins protect users while helping regulators in combating FC

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 25, 2026

The paper stresses that collaboration between regulators, law enforcement, and developers is essential to design effective PETs and improve oversight, and it flags that current legal processes, like Mutual Legal Assistance, are too slow for crypto’s rapid...

Spotlight on Corruption warns that crypto political donations threaten the UK democracy, as their anonymity and lack of traceability can hide the true source of funds and enable foreign or illicit influence

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Feb 19, 2026

With no tailored UK rules yet, and some parties already accepting crypto donations, the briefing urges the Electoral Commission to provide strict guidance—such as banning anonymous wallets, using regulated intermediaries, and converting crypto to sterling—and...

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AUSTRAC highlights ECDD as a key tool for crypto ATM providers to detect suspicious activity, identify high-risk customers, and act swiftly against ML and scams

U.S. SEC issues an interpretation clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, providing a clear framework that categorises digital assets as commodities, collectibles, tools and stablecoins

Reuters: The US and UK clash over crypto regulation – Britain backs sandbox trials, the US prefers exemptions while aiming to align cross-border frameworks by summer 2026

RUSI’s paper on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in Crypto explores how tools like zero-knowledge proofs and confidential stablecoins protect users while helping regulators in combating FC

Spotlight on Corruption warns that crypto political donations threaten the UK democracy, as their anonymity and lack of traceability can hide the true source of funds and enable foreign or illicit influence

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