Source: CFTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved the previously announced settlement and entered a consent order of permanent injunction, civil monetary penalty, and equitable relief against Changpeng Zhao and his companies Binance Holdings Limited, Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, and Binance (Services) Holdings Limited (together, Binance).

Banks within the European Union are currently falling short of meeting the operational resilience and risk guidelines set forth by the Basel Committee in 2021.

Banks will face mandatory disclosure of their crypto asset exposure as per new regulatory guidelines introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Source: OCC

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today assessed a $15 million civil money penalty against U.S. Bank, National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, for violations of law relating to the bank’s administration of a prepaid card program to distribute public unemployment insurance benefit payments.

The collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), banks, and technology firms aims to develop a generative AI risk framework and explore its applications in the financial services sector. MAS initiated Project MindForge earlier this year to investigate the impact of generative AI on the financial services (FS) sector.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a fine of over £11 million on Equifax for its failure to safeguard customer data in the wake of a data breach that was outsourced to its US parent company.

Source: Fintrac

FINTRAC announced today that it has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

In a move aimed at addressing offshore market concerns and bolstering regulation within the crypto asset industry, Taiwan's parliament has approved the first reading of a proposed cryptocurrency bill.

Source: Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR), part of Wolters Kluwer’s Corporate Performance and ESG (CP & ESG) division, is set showcase its capabilities to meet Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) III and Basel IV requirements with the launch of OneSumX for Basel.

In a significant development, the CEO of Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has pleaded guilty to charges related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) violations in the United States. The plea comes with a hefty settlement of $4.3 billion, marking a substantial penalty for the alleged transgressions.

The Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI) by President Joe Biden, issued on October 30, recommends extensive guidelines for the management of this rapidly advancing technology. While the order lacks significant legal enforcement authority, it underscores various areas in which the President and his administration believe that US policymaking and regulatory agencies should take measures to ensure that AI technology and systems are "safe, secure, and reliable" before they are released to the public.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global body for exchanges and central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs)s, today sets out six principles to promote sound marketplaces in crypto-trading in a new report.