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Midweek Roundup: New York Approves Bitcoin Exchange’s AML Program, Iran Nuclear Deal in Peril, and More
printNew York's financial regulator has licensed Coin base to transact in digital currency and engage in money transmission following its review of the firm's anti-money laundering and cybersecurity controls, Reuters reported. More President-elect Donald Trump may cancel U.S. observance of an international nuclear accord that suspended global sanctions against Iran over concerns that the deal could spur a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, incoming Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said in an ABC News interview cited by Haaretz. More The United Kingdom may transform itself into a corporate tax haven if the European Union denies the country access...
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