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Closing the Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Activity in South East Asia by RUSI

The UK Think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) have issued a paper that reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast…

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The Mueller Report and what it found on Russia’s use of crypto

The Mueller Report (view pdf) refuted allegations of possible collusion by the Trump campaign with Russia in connection with the 2016 US Presidential election with obstruction…

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Posted in FATF Financial Crime Money Laundering

FATF News – An open ended Mandate

On 12th April, 2019, Ministers agreed an open ended mandate for the FATF, marking its 30 year anniversary. The indefinite extension which takes effect in…

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Posted in Financial Crime Money Laundering Sanctions

Top 10 Predictions for 2019

As the only thing certain apparently is uncertainly (unless you count death and taxes) only a fool would predict anything. So foolishly here are my…

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