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The cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1 due to money laundering allegations

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced that it will cease operations on May 1. Earlier reports indicated that the exchange was used for money laundering, involving some of the stolen funds from the $1.4 billion hack incident related to Bybit.In an announcement on April 17, eXch stated that the majority of the management team voted to adopt a "stop and retreat" strategy in response to allegations that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group laundered approximately $35 million through the platform—funds that originated from the $1.4 billion hack suffered by Bybit.The exchange claimed it had become a target of a "transatlantic joint law enforcement operation" aimed at shutting down its business and potentially filing criminal charges. eXch stated in its announcement: "Although we have withstood multiple attempts to shut down our infrastructure and maintained operations, we believe it is pointless to continue operating in an environment where we have become a target of signals intelligence surveillance, solely due to the hostile environment created by the misinterpretation of our mission by certain individuals." The exchange initially denied blockchain detective claims that it assisted the Lazarus Group in laundering money but acknowledged handling a "very small portion of funds" from the February hack incident.

Jack Dorsey's Block reaches a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over anti-money laundering violations

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Jack Dorsey's payment company Block, Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York state financial regulators due to anti-money laundering violations.The consent order released by the New York State Department of Financial Services on Thursday stated that the investigation found that the fintech company, formerly known as Square, "failed to adequately consider the significant risks posed by the scale and complexity of its business" in its anti-money laundering program when providing Bitcoin services through Cash App.Regulators specifically pointed out three major vulnerabilities at Block: a lack of risk-based anti-money laundering controls, insufficient customer due diligence, and lax handling of high-risk Bitcoin transactions that led to a large number of anonymous transactions going unchecked. This is the second time this year that Block has paid a settlement due to anti-money laundering issues. In January, the company paid $80 million to financial regulators in 48 states.A Block spokesperson stated that this settlement marks the resolution of all state-level remittance license matters and emphasized that while the company did not admit to the findings of the investigation, it has invested significant resources to improve the compliance framework of Cash App. Under the agreement, Block must hire an independent monitor to implement corrective actions.
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