Canadian regulator fines Binance $4.4M for AML and CFT violations

As a researcher with a background in financial regulation, I find FINTRAC’s decision to impose a $4.4 million penalty on Binance for noncompliance with AML and CFT regulations a significant development. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, failed to register as a foreign money services business and report digital currency transactions exceeding $10,000, … Read more

Tokenization to unlock interoperability across payments, investments

As a seasoned crypto investor with a background in finance and technology, I find the intersection of payments and investments through tokenization an exciting development. The potential to seamlessly blend these two aspects of financial transactions opens up new opportunities for yield generation and increased accessibility to various financial products. In the not too distant … Read more