Coinbase’s CBPL Fined $4.5M by UK Regulator for Lapses in Onboarding Controls
Despite the restrictions in place, CBPL onboarded and/or provided e-money services to 13,416 high-risk customers, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
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Italy to Increase Surveillance of Crypto Market With Fines as High as 5M Euros: Reuters
Italy is set to adopt measures that will include high fines for those who manipulate the crypto asset market as part of a wider scheme to beef up surveillance of risks tied to the sector.
Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’
Canadian regulators hit Binance with a C$6 million ($4.3 million) fine on Tuesday, alleging the crypto exchange committed two separate “administrative violations” of the country’s financial regulations.
Head of Dubai Crypto Regulator to Quit to ‘Pursue Other Interests’
Henson Orser, the CEO of VARA, Dubai’s crypto regulator, is set to leave the job and will be replaced by a partner at PwC.
Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.