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US Treasury seeks public comments on implementing the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins while addressing potential illicit finance risks – with comments due by 20 Oct 2025
The GENIUS Act mandates the Treasury to develop regulations that foster innovation in payment stablecoins while mitigating potential illicit finance risks. The ANPRM invites public input, including data and information, to inform the development of these regulations. Comments are due by October 20, 2025…
FinCEN issues a notice proposing to postpone the effective date of its final AML and SAR filing rule for Investment Advisers, from 1 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2028
This follows an exemptive relief order issued on August 5, 2025, aimed at giving the investment adviser industry additional time to prepare for compliance with the AML rule…
US FINRA launches Crypto and Blockchain Education Program to equip member firms, aiming to bridge knowledge gaps, enhance compliance, and strengthen crypto fraud detection
As member firms increasingly engage with crypto assets and blockchains, the e-learning program will broaden industry knowledge and empower compliance professionals to combat crypto-related fraud. The program features application-based activities, scenarios, and self-assessment quizzes and covers a wide range of concepts, from basic terminology to fraud typologies and business activity considerations…
FinCEN reissues modified Geographic Targeting Order requiring MSBs to report cash transactions between $1,000 and $10,000 in selected border regions to combat Mexico-linked illicit activity
This measure replaces the earlier $200 threshold, introduces an extended compliance provision for newly covered MSBs until October 10, 2025, and strengthens law enforcement’s ability to cut off access to the U.S. financial system by drug cartels and other illicit actors…
FinCEN new Guidance encourages voluntary cross-border information sharing among FIs to better combat ML/TF, and fraud, while clarifying that SARs cannot be shared
The guidance clarifies that while SARs and related disclosures remain prohibited under the Bank Secrecy Act, institutions may share underlying transaction records, customer data, and other non-SAR information to strengthen detection of illicit finance. It also emphasises that such cross-border sharing is voluntary and creates no new regulatory obligations…
FinCEN issues Advisory and Financial Trend Analysis highlighting how Chinese ML networks are moving cartel-linked illicit funds through U.S. banks and informal transfer channels
From January 2020 to December 2024, FinCEN analysed 137,153 Suspicious Activity Reports, identifying approximately $312 billion in suspicious transactions linked to CMLN activity. These networks exploit individuals—including students, retirees, and others with PRC passports—who may unwittingly facilitate laundering through bulk cash deposits, mirror trading, trade-based laundering, shell companies…
U.S Treasury requests for comments on using AI, APIs, blockchain, and digital identity tools to help FIs detect illicit activity in stablecoins and digital assets under the GENIUS Act – by 17 Oct 2025
Treasury asks commenters about application program interfaces, artificial intelligence, digital identity verification, and use of blockchain technology and monitoring. Innovative tools are critical to advancing efforts to address illicit finance risks but can also present new resource burdens for financial institutions. As required by the GENIUS Act, Treasury will use public comments to inform research on the effectiveness, costs, privacy and cybersecurity risks, and other considerations related to these tools…
US DoJ targets 4 individuals and 13 Mexican companies linked to CJNG, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, for scamming U.S. seniors through fraudulent timeshares
Through a series of new sanctions, the Treasury has revealed the methods the cartel uses to exploit U.S. victims, including older Americans, by employing call centers, fake brokers, and advance-fee schemes. The action designates four individuals and 13 companies connected to the network, effectively blocking their assets in the United States and prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them…
US DoJ leads international takedown of BlackSuit (Royal) ransomware, seizing $1.09M in cryptocurrency and highlighting coordinated cross-border efforts to dismantle global cybercrime
This coordinated effort involved multiple U.S. agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the FBI, alongside law enforcement partners from the U.K., Germany, Ireland, France, Canada, Ukraine, and Lithuania. The operation included the takedown of four servers and nine domains used to deploy ransomware, extort victims, and launder illicit proceeds…
US DoJ extradites 4 Ghanaian nationals linked to a criminal network that defrauded $100M+ from U.S. victims through romance scams and business email fraud
The extraditions, carried out with the cooperation of Ghanaian authorities, highlight the growing sophistication of transnational cyberfraud operations and the complex legal and diplomatic processes required to bring perpetrators to justice. According to prosecutors, the suspects orchestrated scams targeting both vulnerable individuals and businesses, using fake online identities to manipulate victims into transferring funds and laundering…
Trump’s Executive Order prohibits ‘politicised or unlawful de-banking’ ensuring that FIs cannot restrict or deny services on the basis of political beliefs, religion, or lawful business activities
The order requires regulators to review past and current banking practices, remove guidance that could facilitate politically motivated account restrictions, and mandate that financial institutions notify and reinstate affected customers. By establishing clear procedures for identifying and remedying discriminatory debanking, the administration seeks to reinforce the principle that access to banking services should be based on objective…
US DoJ convicts Tornado Cash co-founder for operating an unlicensed crypto mixer that laundered over $1Bn in illicit funds, including transactions linked to North Korea
This high-profile case underscores the growing role that crypto mixers can play in facilitating large-scale money laundering by providing criminals with the ability to obscure the origins of illicit funds. According to prosecutors, Storm knowingly operated Tornado Cash as an unlicensed money transmitting business, profiting from transactions that included proceeds from high-profile cybercrimes such as the Ronin hack attributed to the North Korean…