Social Media’s Migration Towards Financial Services Complicates Compliance
By Chelsea Carrick
Breaking November 6, 2025: 11:37 am ET
Met Police: Two Individuals Sentenced for ML Linked to Largest Bitcoin Seizure in History
The Metropolitan Police announced that two individuals have been sentenced following a landmark investigation into the world’s largest confirmed cryptocurrency seizure, currently worth around £5 billion.
Australia Suspends, Repeals Syria Sanctions
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs issued the Autonomous Sanctions Legislation Amendment and Repeal (2025 Measures No.1) Instrument 2025 and the Autonomous Sanctions (Suspension of Sanctions – Syria) Instrument 2025.
EU Statements Welcome Alignment with Moldova, Terrorism Sanctions Updates
The Council of the EU issued two statements welcoming the alignment of certain third countries with updates to sanctions measures relating to Moldova and persons associated with ISIL and al-Qaida.
NCA Announces Initiative Targeting Criminal Exploitation of UK Businesses
The National Crime Agency announced phase two of Operation Machinize, a coordinated national initiative with HM Revenue and Customs, Companies House, and other partners targeting the criminal exploitation of U.K. businesses.
In the latest episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, talks with the FBI’s James Barnacle and Christopher Soyez about the agency’s fight against fraud and its efforts to recover stolen assets.
In the latest episode of Sanctions Space, Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and risk at ACAMS, and Stephanie Baker, author of 'Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,' discuss sanctions loopholes Russia exploits to finance its war with Ukraine, and U.S. use of 'secondary tariffs' to deter purchases of Russian oil.
Social Media’s Migration Towards Financial Services Complicates Compliance
By Chelsea Carrick
Breaking November 6, 2025: 11:37 am ET