U.S. stablecoin regulation is moving from theory to enforcement, and issuers are about to find out what “federal oversight” actually means. June 9, 2026 is the public comment deadline for FinCEN and OFAC’s proposed stablecoin rules Permitted payment stablecoin issuers would be treated like financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act AML controls, sanctions screening, […]
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FinCEN Hammers Paxful with $3.5M Fine Over $500M in Illicit Crypto Trades The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has slapped a $3.5 million penalty on Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, for deliberately enabling over $500 million in suspicious transactions linked to criminal activities and sanctioned regions like Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela. This […]
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Bitcoin Laundering: The Case of Trung Nguyen and the Regulatory Tightrope Trung Nguyen, known as “DCS420,” was sentenced to six years in prison for laundering over $1 million through Bitcoin via an unlicensed business, highlighting the challenges of cryptocurrency regulation. 6-year sentence for Trung Nguyen Over $1 million laundered through Bitcoin National Vending: unlicensed and […]
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Prosecutors Defend Withholding FinCEN Opinion in Tornado Cash Case Federal prosecutors are standing firm on their decision not to disclose a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) opinion in the legal battle against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, igniting a massive debate over potential Brady violations and the murky waters of cryptocurrency regulation. Allegations of Brady […]
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Samourai Wallet Co-Founders Accuse US Authorities of Concealing Legal Advice Samourai Wallet’s co-founders, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, have leveled serious accusations against US federal prosecutors, alleging the concealment of a crucial legal opinion for over a year. This opinion from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reportedly stated that Samourai Wallet, a […]
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