Averted a year ago, controversial transaction monitoring rule is back on Trea...
The Treasury will consider imposing KYC regulations on transactions involving self-custodied wallets. As the Department of the Treasury has announced its regulatory agenda for the fiscal year earlier today, many in the web3 space have likely experienced flashbacks to December 2020, when the agency had first proposed to impose know your customer, or KYC, rules on transactions that involve self-custodied crypto wallets.The Treasury’s semiannual agenda and regulatory plan, a document that is meant to inform the public of the department’s ongoing rulemaking activities includes and encourage....
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Ensuring the accuracy of data, as well as streamlining downstream reporting for transaction monitoring, can benefit from machine learning. Most people see blockchain technology as a way to reduce costs in the financial ecosystem. While it is certainly true Bitcoin technology can help institutions save a lot of money, there are other technologies which can be beneficial as well. Machine learning can help reduce costs on transaction monitoring, which is quite an interesting strategy to consider. Regardless of how people want to look at things, the financial world will be undergoing some....
American Express’ Amex Ventures, Visa, Citi Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Jump Capital, Marshall Wace, Block (formerly Square Inc.), and Paypal Ventures are among investors in the latest funding round of crypto transaction monitoring and forensics platform TRM.
Amex, Visa, Citi, Paypal Invest in TRM Platform
Crypto transaction monitoring and forensics platform TRM announced Tuesday investments from major financial institutions in its Series B funding round.
The company has raised $60 billion from leading financial institutions, including American....
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