This may come as a surprise to some, as just this week a patent filing surfaced in which the company looked to be interested in bringing
in cryptocurrency transactions sooner rather than later.
The FSC also banned the use of anonymous bank accounts
in cryptocurrency transactions by banks and crypto - exchanges to strengthen AML / KYC compliance, parallel to G - 20's cryptocurrency AML / KYC policy.
Sarah Tavel, the Benchmark general partner who led the deal, noted the importance of compliance outfits like Chainalysis, saying, «All these regulated institutions want to participate
[in cryptocurrency transactions], but they need to understand with whom they are transacting and where their funds are originating.»
«All these regulated institutions want to participate [
in cryptocurrency transactions], but they need to understand with whom they are transacting and where their funds are originating.
North Korea is reported to have raked in more than $ 200 million
in cryptocurrency transactions last year, sidestepping sanctions on its nuclear and missiles programme, according to an intelligence agent.
«Under the bill that aims to revise the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, traders, brokers, or other business entities
involved in cryptocurrency transactions would be required to get regulatory approval from the Financial Services Commission.
«All these regulated institutions want to participate
[in cryptocurrency transactions], but they need to understand with whom they are transacting and where their funds are originating.
Amazon has been awarded a patent for a «streaming data marketplace,» where information, including the identities of parties involved
in cryptocurrency transactions, may one day be sold.
Under the bill that aims to revise the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, traders, brokers, or other business entities involved
in cryptocurrency transactions would be required to get regulatory approval from the Financial Services Commission.
Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO), the major Canadian multinational banking corporation operating as BMO Financial Group, has reportedly implemented a ban on its clients participating
in cryptocurrency transactions.
The report, The Future of Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities & Deployment Strategies 2017 - 2022, states that the first half of 2017 brought in more than $ 325bn
in cryptocurrency transactions, two - thirds of which were attributed to the dramatic increase in the price of Ethereum.
In cryptocurrency transaction, there is no involvement of any third party of the government body.
Litecoin price fluctuations are no longer a concern when LitePay is used, which tackles the biggest concern many companies have when considering getting involved
in cryptocurrency transactions.