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US consumer protection regulator will be a bellwether for Trump deregulation agenda

Legal and regulatory experts seeking early intel on US regulatory reform should keep watch on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
By Richard Satran 5th February 2025
US consumer protection regulator will be a bellwether for Trump deregulation agenda

Digital Assets

Bitcoin ETF: SEC approval one year on

Many in the digital asset investment community celebrated the decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin...
By Elizabeth Lumley 31st January 2025
Bitcoin ETF: SEC approval one year on

Americas

Trump orders investigation into SEC ‘weaponization’

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, ordering an investigation into whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
By Rachel Wolcott 27th January 2025
Trump orders investigation into SEC ‘weaponization’

Regulatory Oversight

With Trump in the White House, a new era for cryptocurrencies evolves

The 47th president has promised to make the US a cryptocurrencies hub. Will the new regime offer firms the regulatory...
By Elizabeth Lumley 24th January 2025
With Trump in the White House, a new era for cryptocurrencies evolves

Money Laundering

Project 2025, GOP crypto policy threaten US AML progress

Project 2025, the conservative policy tome, and the Republican platform promise to “end Democratsʼ unlawful and un-American crypto crackdown” are...
By Rachel Wolcott 17th January 2025
Project 2025, GOP crypto policy threaten US AML progress

Financial Crime

Metaʼs focus on ‘high-severityʼ violations will not stop organised crime

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, said it will continue to focus its automated systems...
By Rachel Wolcott 15th January 2025
Metaʼs focus on ‘high-severityʼ violations will not stop organised crime

Compliance

SEC’s latest recordkeeping fines show net widening, focus on compliance basics

By Rachel Wolcott 14th January 2025
SEC’s latest recordkeeping fines show net widening, focus on compliance basics

Americas

US should designate Russia as a terrorist state — report

The incoming Trump administration should not ease sanctions on “kremligarchs” in a quick deal to end the war in Ukraine...
By Rachel Wolcott 14th January 2025
US should designate Russia as a terrorist state — report