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Ireland wants extra checks on crypto sent from your own wallet

Ireland is drawing up anti-money-laundering standards that would treat crypto arriving from a wallet you control differently from crypto arriving from another exchange. Here's what that looks like at the withdrawal screen, and how much of it already applies in the UK.

Cointelegraph 4 weeks ago · 5 min read
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Binance is blocking HTX transfers, and that isn’t the same as a freeze

Binance says it will stop processing transactions involving 16 platforms, 11 of them newly added after the EU's latest Russia sanctions package. HTX is the biggest name on the list, and the difference between a blocked route and a frozen balance matters.

The Block and Cointelegraph 4 weeks ago · 5 min read
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The FCA’s HTX evidence: a purchase one of its own staff made

The regulator and the exchange are reportedly in settlement talks over crypto promotions aimed at UK residents. The claim at the centre of it is a single test purchase made from a UK IP address.

Decrypt 1 month ago · 5 min read