US Treasury Seeks Public Comments on Crypto-Related Illicit Finance and Natio...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking public input on “digital-asset-related illicit finance and national security risks.” The department warned: “The growing use of digital assets in financial activity heightens risks of crimes such as money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, fraud and theft schemes, and corruption.” US Treasury Wants Public Comments on Crypto-Related Illicit Finance The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a notice Tuesday inviting “interested members of the public to provide input pursuant to....
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The US Treasury Department has launched a request for public comments aimed at combating illicit activities associated with dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies, stablecoins. This initiative follows the recent passage of the GENIUS Act, a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to provide a regulatory framework for the stablecoin market issuers such as Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC) in […]
The US Treasury Department is putting the GENIUS Act into action with a 60-day comment period to gather ideas on detecting illicit crypto activity. By establishing a stablecoin framework and seeking input, the Treasury is working to shape the Web3 sector. Under Trump, their ultimate ambition is to bolster crypto innovation safely. Such regulatory clarity […]
The payments operator responded to a Treasury inquiry related to the presidential executive order with an appeal to keep bank interests in sight when designing digital assets. United States payment systems operator The Clearing House has released its response to a Treasury Department request for comment on “digital-asset-related illicit finance and national security risks as well as the publicly released action plan to mitigate the risks.” The Clearing House found significant security serious risks associated with digital assets, but was concerned that banks should have the same....