The Network · 2026-03-26 14:57:24 · CoinDesk
European regulators are moving to confront a core promise of next-generation crypto: financial privacy. The rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, which allow transactions to be verified without revealing underlying data, is creating a direct conflict with the EU's strict new anti-money laundering (AML) mandates. This cla...
The Network · 2026-04-03 06:56:59 · Japan Times
Japanese authorities are preparing a significant tactical shift in their anti-money laundering operations, authorizing police to open online bank accounts under fictitious names. This covert measure is designed to infiltrate and track the financial flows of criminal networks, particularly those run by scammers. The mov...
The Network · 2026-04-10 08:39:34 · Japan Times
Japanese legislators and financial regulators are raising pointed questions about the potential for Chinese payment applications to circumvent the nation's domestic financial system. This scrutiny signals a growing official unease with the operational transparency and data flows of these popular foreign fintech platfor...
The Network · 2026-04-15 21:52:45 · ZeroHedge
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that an executive order requiring U.S. banks to collect citizenship information from their customers is actively being developed. In an interview with Semafor, Bessent framed the move as a basic question of financial system transparency, asking, "why don’t we have informat...
The Vault · 2026-04-16 09:52:38 · Seeking Alpha
A stark warning from a key financial figure signals a potential new compliance frontier for U.S. banks. Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Capital Management and a former Soros Fund Management CIO, has publicly stated that financial institutions must be ready to collect and report data on their customers' citizenship...