Hong Kong's legislature has approved a new licensing regime for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) which is set to enter into force...

Alexander Vinnik - a Russian national accused of running BTC-e, a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange implicated in the MtGox...

The EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional deal to curb money laundering and terrorism financing in Europe by implementing...

Próspera - a Special Economic Zone in Honduras - has recently announced that it will recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender. This...

The Senate of the US state of Virginia has introduced, and approved an amendment to, a new Bill that allows traditional banks operating...

There has been endless speculation surrounding the safety and legitimacy of cryptocurrencies in recent years, with particular emphasis on...

If you're a registered as a registered digital currency exchange (DCE) with AUSTRAC, you'll know that amongst other obligations, you need...

Despite Bitcoin having been created in 2009, and the recent anniversary of the first retail bitcoin transaction, which occurred on May 22...

In the last month, AUSTRAC has published guidance in the following areas: How to submit more effective suspicious matter reports (SMRs)...