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By John O'Donnell and Tom Wilson

Jun 24 2019 1:27PM

Subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins.

Global money-laundering watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency firms will be subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins such as bitcoin for money laundering, a global watchdog said on Friday, the first worldwide regulatory attempt to constrain the rapidly growing sector. Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up 30 years ago to ...

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