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Midweek Roundup: FinCEN Fines BitMEX, SEC Penalizes Poloniex, and More

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network fined BitMEX $100 million after finding that the Seychelles-owned cryptocurrency derivatives exchange failed to comply with anti-money laundering rules, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Officials with the U.S. bureau met virtually with representatives of other government agencies, financial institutions and technology companies to discuss strategies for addressing ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes. More U.S. securities regulators imposed a $10.4 million penalty on Poloniex, a cryptocurrency exchange owned by digital payment firm Circle, for operating without a license, Reuters reported. More Former U.S. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks resigned from his most recent post...

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