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Oh No, Canada! Takeaways from the Indictment of a Canadian National Allegedly Responsible for $65 Million DeFi Cryptocurrency...

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On February 3, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) unsealed an indictment against Andean Medjedovic, a 22-year-old Canadian national, for allegedly stealing approximately $65 million...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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The Cullen Commission Explores the Issue of Money Laundering Through Virtual Assets

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In June 2022, the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia was published. As previously reported by us in The Cullen Commission Releases Its Final Report on Money Laundering in...more

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Canadian Cryptocurrency Companies Join Global Initiative to Combat Money Laundering

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On May 24, 2022, nine Canadian cryptocurrency companies—Wealthsimple, CoinSmart, Netcoins, Shakepay, VirgoCX, Tetra Trust, BlocPal, Balance and Coinsquare—announced their membership in the Travel Rule Universal Solution...more

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FATF’s Take on Digital Assets: Updated Guidance and Recommendations

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The rise of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets has pushed regulatory and supervisory bodies responsible for anti-money-laundering rules around the world to develop new guidance and regulations for persons and businesses...more

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Changes to AML and Virtual Currency Regulations for Reporting Entities and Money Service Businesses

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Entities dealing in "virtual currencies", money services businesses (MSBs) and other reporting entities (REs) to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) will become subject to new compliance...more

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