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Crypto deposit receipts not covered by US securities laws, SEC says August 06, 2025 | Neil Roland

In another move to deregulate cryptocurrency assets as part of the White House's agenda, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said digital-asset deposit receipts intended as collateral or to generate retu... (more story)

Tornado Cash cofounder convicted in partial verdict in US cryptocurrency trial August 06, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Tornado Cash cofounder Roman Storm was convicted of a lesser count today in a partial verdict after prosecutors had accused him of enabling criminals and hackers to launder more than $1 billion in stolen funds... (more story)

UK accounting firm becomes first to be charged for failure to prevent tax evasion August 05, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Bennett Verby, an accounting firm in the north of England, has become the first corporate to be charged under the UK’s “failure to prevent tax evasion” laws, which came into force eight years ago. Six individu... (more story)

Smartmatic co-founder bribed Venezuelan official with house, US alleges August 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Federal prosecutors intend to introduce evidence at Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez’s upcoming corruption trial that he bribed a now-deceased Venezuelan elections official with the use of... (more story)

Odebrecht bribery-linked US civil forfeiture case gets spring 2026 trial date August 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A long-running US civil forfeiture case involving assets allegedly tied to an Odebrecht bribery and money laundering scheme will go to trial in the spring of 2026, a federal judge said today.

COIMA's Catella placed under house arrest as part of Italian corruption probe August 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

COIMA chief executive Manfredi Catella has been placed under house arrest by Italian prosecutors as part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving building permits in Milan. The Italian real estate... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins reveals raft of planned crypto rule changes July 31, 2025 | Neil Roland

A day after President Donald Trump's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets unveiled a roadmap for industry-friendly cryptocurrency policies, US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins disclosed a... (more story)

Business support company Markom fined GBP300,000 over Russian sanctions breaches July 31, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Phoebe Seers

Markom Management Limited, a business support services provider, has been fined 300,000 pounds for breaching UK sanctions rules after making a payment worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to a designated person.

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Cryptocurrency industry vows to continue fighting after Tornado Cash verdict in US August 06, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

After racking up wins on Capitol Hill and at the White House in recent months, the cryptocurrency industry isn’t taking a mixed verdict in the trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm lying down. They’re v... (more story)

BIS warns of stablecoin risks as US enacts regulatory framework August 05, 2025 | Neil Roland

A Bank for International Settlements paper warned of the risks from stablecoin use for money laundering and terrorism financing, their potential impact on fire sales, and possible strains on dollar funding liq... (more story)

White House seeks comprehensive AML review in digital assets report August 05, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

As a White House working group on digital assets sees a “valuable opportunity” for a comprehensive review of the US framework against money laundering and terrorist financing, regulators and industry players a... (more story)

Trump escalates feud with Brazil by imposing controversial sanctions on judge July 31, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Henrique Santiago

As part of a broader effort to impose his will on Brazil’s government, US President Donald Trump put a Brazilian high court judge on a blacklist targeting human rights abusers around the world. The measures pu... (more story)

Genius Act signed by Trump leaves implementation gaps to US regulators July 18, 2025 | Neil Roland

The Genius Act signed by President Trump today leaves a number of implementation gaps and questions to be resolved by regulators. The way they're addressed in rulemaking overseen by US Treasury Secretary Scott... (more story)

GENIUS Act goes to Trump over concerns about open door for Musk July 17, 2025 | Neil Roland

The GENIUS Act, which passed the US House today following passage in the Senate last month, would let private companies issue stablecoins — a prospect that has alarmed some Democratic lawmakers who fear it wou... (more story)

Facebook US trial focused on Zuckerberg's privacy actions kicks off in Delaware July 17, 2025 | Mike Swift

The actions of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and the company's board as the company made privacy moves during the past decade will face extreme scrutiny in an $8 billion US trial over claims by inve... (more story)

US foreign bribery law unchanged by Supreme Court ruling on gratuities, DOJ says July 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Federal prosecutors are pushing back on claims from a Georgia businessman that a US Supreme Court decision legalizing gratuities to public officials in the US also authorizes payments to foreign officials. The... (more story)