AUSTRAC suspends crypto currency exchanges after AFP investigation
AUSTRAC — Australia’s money laundering and counter terrorism financing watchdog — says that it has suspended the registrations of two digital currency exchanges.
AUSTRAC — Australia’s money laundering and counter terrorism financing watchdog — says that it has suspended the registrations of two digital currency exchanges.
Australian government financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC will pilot a real-time analysis technology in April, in hopes of provided greater intelligence to other agencies.
Two Bulgarians have been sentenced for their roles in an online money-laundering scheme that collected about US$1.2 million from U.S. residents and sent it to a criminal group in Eastern Europe, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
PayPal Australia has agreed to undergo an enforceable undertaking after it was found to have breached anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws by AUSTRAC.