A federal grand jury in Miami has charged nine individuals with laundering U.S. drug proceeds into cryptocurrency for Mexican and Colombian cartels, utilizing “a network of black market cryptocurrency launderers and unlicensed money transmitters,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice. From 2020 to 2023, defendants allegedly coordinated cash pickups from U.S. drug sales, converting […]
The Financial Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) released an evaluation of the state of El Salvador regarding compliance with international anti-money laundering requirements. The institution found that, while El Salvador included bitcoin as legal tender in 2021, the crypto asset has not reached a ‘significant impact’ or elevated transactional volumes. Financial Task Force of […]
Indonesia’s central bank has established a national task force to expand the use of local currency with partner countries. Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and China are already trading with Indonesia using local currencies. In addition, Singapore and South Korea have signed cooperation agreements to build a local currency transaction framework with Indonesia, according to the central […]