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US Treasury Proposal Applies Travel Rule to Crypto

On Dec. 18, an office within the US Treasury Department released a set of proposals regarding cross-border transfers of digital assets. The US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposal that aims to close loopholes regarding the movement of digital assets. In the announcement on the release, FinCEN also requested input from the public. The measure, called the Travel Rule, affects cross-border transfers. Know thyself The major thrust of the proposal is a change regarding privately owned digital wallets. Virtual Asset Service Providers will now have to require

Deutsche Bank Places Bitcoin (BTC) at the Center of All Currencies 

As the world records more than one million confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus, the German multinational investment bank, Deutsche Bank (DB), sees a strong need for a cashless society during this pandemic time. Current Flaws With Physical Money The use of physical cash potentially poses the risk of spreading the virus, especially dirty banknotes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In line with the warning, the central bank of South Korea began quarantining banknotes and even went on to destroy some notes to curb the spread of COVID-19

Dow Jones Has a Blockchain-Based Product for Fighting Fraud and Staying Compliant

Dow Jones Risk & Compliance has teamed up with a company called EastNets to build a real-time blockchain-based watchlist feed. This watchlist identifies high-risk third parties for business deals and helps maintain a business’s regulatory compliance. This blockchain-based product currently lets users solve problems associated with manually updating these watchlists and protecting data from cyber criminals.Deya Innab, chief strategy and product officer for EastNets, said:“Designing and testing a suitable solution was challenging, but we are delighted to lead the industry with a real-time, secure watchlist update solution that is actively