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US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator

US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With RegulatorOn October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has settled charges with the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. The crypto exchange was accused of sanctions violations and failure to “implement effective sanctions compliance controls” between March 2014 and December 2017. Crypto Exchange […]

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South African Expert Says Tax-Dodging Crypto Traders Face Heightened Jail Threat

South African Expert Says Tax-Dodging Crypto Traders Face Heightened Jail ThreatA South African tax expert, Thomas Lobban, has warned non-tax paying crypto traders that they now face possible jail time if the South African Revenue Services (SARS) decides to lay tax offense charges against them. He adds that this threat of jail time similarly applies to South African crypto traders that use offshore exchange platforms […]

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South African Crypto Exchanges Confirm Receiving Request for Client Data From Tax Collection Body

South African Crypto Exchanges Confirm Receiving Request for Client Data From Tax Collection BodyThree leading cryptocurrency exchanges from South Africa recently confirmed receiving a request for client data from the country’s revenue collector. In a joint statement, the exchanges, (namely Altcointrader, Luno, and Valr) said this request, which targets a “selection of customers”, has been made “in terms of section 46 of the (South African) Tax Administration Act.” […]

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