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FCA issues Handbook Notice 143, bringing the UK’s new cryptoasset regulatory framework into effect and raising governance, reporting and compliance expectations for virtual asset firms

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 31, 2026

The changes introduce a more comprehensive regulatory approach for cryptoasset activities, bringing enhanced accountability, transparency and oversight across the sector. For financial crime professionals, this marks a significant step towards strengthening controls...

FATF’s 2026 DeFi Report highlights rising AML/CFT challenges in decentralised finance, calling for stronger accountability, risk-based oversight and enhanced controls across digital asset ecosystems

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 21, 2026

The report highlights that DeFi is creating new AML/CFT challenges as criminals exploit decentralised platforms, virtual assets and blockchain-based services to move and conceal illicit funds. The central message is that a platform cannot avoid AML/CFT...

FATF’s Seventh Targeted Update on VA/VASPs warns that gaps in licensing, supervision and Travel Rule implementation continue to be exploited, with stablecoins emerging as a growing illicit finance risk

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 16, 2026

It also highlights increasingly complex illicit finance risks, including the industrialisation of crypto-enabled fraud by organised crime groups, the growing misuse of stablecoins, risks associated with unhosted wallets and peer-to-peer transactions, offshore VASPs...

AUSTRAC launches a public VASP register, enabling consumers and businesses to verify whether crypto providers are registered and regulated, strengthening transparency and AML oversight

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 30, 2026

The public register lists all virtual asset service providers registered with AUSTRAC and is designed to improve transparency, help identify legitimate providers and support efforts to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and other serious crimes. AUSTRAC says...

US DoJ reveals a UK national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, hacking at least a dozen U.S. companies via SMS phishing and stealing over $8M in virtual currency

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 17, 2026

Authorities say Buchanan and his co-conspirators impersonated companies and IT providers to trick employees into entering credentials on fake login pages, enabling access to corporate systems and sensitive data across sectors including technology, telecoms, cloud...

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FCA issues Handbook Notice 143, bringing the UK’s new cryptoasset regulatory framework into effect and raising governance, reporting and compliance expectations for virtual asset firms

FATF’s 2026 DeFi Report highlights rising AML/CFT challenges in decentralised finance, calling for stronger accountability, risk-based oversight and enhanced controls across digital asset ecosystems

FATF’s Seventh Targeted Update on VA/VASPs warns that gaps in licensing, supervision and Travel Rule implementation continue to be exploited, with stablecoins emerging as a growing illicit finance risk

AUSTRAC launches a public VASP register, enabling consumers and businesses to verify whether crypto providers are registered and regulated, strengthening transparency and AML oversight

US DoJ reveals a UK national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, hacking at least a dozen U.S. companies via SMS phishing and stealing over $8M in virtual currency

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