** Update: After this blog was published, FinCEN announced an extension to the comment period for the proposed regulation on transactions to and from so-called unhosted wallets. See details here.**
The next Cryptocurrencies and Anti-Money Laundering Training course, scheduled to take place online from 8–11 February, is now open for registration.
The Basel Institute on Governance is offering a new Cryptocurrencies and Anti-Money Laundering Training course aimed at law enforcement officials, professionals in AML compliance and FinTech/RegTech fields, as well as policymakers and investigative journalists.
Delivered over four three-hour online sessions, the course covers the essentials of how to detect and prevent the use of virtual assets for illicit activities.
The 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, INTERPOL and Europol and hosted this year by INTERPOL, closed yesterday with a convergence around seven key recommendations for strengthening the global response to new financial crime threats relating to cryptocurrencies.
Officials from Tunisia’s Financial Analysis Commission (TFAC), National Guard, and Customs and Economic Brigade are the latest to have undertaken our intensive training programme on cryptocurrency and money laundering.
The 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, hosted by Interpol, will take place virtually this year on 18-19 November 2020.
Co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, Interpol and Europol, the conference gathers cryptocurrency experts, money laundering investigators and other law enforcement representatives from around the world.
The next virtual training workshop on FinTech AML Compliance, delivered jointly by the Basel Institute and law firm MME, will take place on 27–28 October.
It's aimed at FinTech / RegTech managers, policy makers and compliance professionals who want to upgrade their knowledge and skills in anti-money laundering compliance in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Join the Basel Institute's Federico Paesano and MME's Chris Gschwend for two days of online interactive classes, case studies and live demos.
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4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies – Interpol Singapore, 18-19 November
**UPDATE** The conference has been postponed until 18-19 November due to travel restrictions relating to the coronavirus emergency.
The 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies will take place this year on 18-19 November 2020 at the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.
This paper discusses anti- money laundering regulation for virtual currency intermediaries, by showcasing and comparing regulatory models at the national and international levels.
There are still a few spaces available on a two-day FinTech AML Compliance course on cryptocurrencies and money laundering. The course is delivered by the Basel Institute in partnership with Swiss law firm MME and will take place on 10–11 December at MME's offices in Zurich, Switzerland.