India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) has fined cryptocurrency exchange Bybit 927 million rupees (about $1.06 million) and banned its website for violating anti-money laundering regulations. Bybit is understood to be operating in India without obtaining the necessary registration formalities. FIU-IND took this action after finding multiple compliance violations.
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea's Financial Services Commission has approved the registration of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) for the first time in a year. Entities approved for registration include virtual asset infrastructure firm DSRV and crypto asset custodian BDACS. DSRV submitted its registration application in October 2023 and was approved approximately one year later, while BDACS submitted its application in February 2024 and was approved approximately six...
On September 24, Cointelegraph reported that the Swedish Police and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) have classified cryptocurrency exchanges as "professional money launderers (PML) " after conducting an analysis of services provided by unlicensed and illegal providers.