BitAML Blog

FinCEN releases October “SAR Stats Technical Bulletin”

October 15, 2015
This, the second edition of SAR Stats, is FinCEN’s annual review of aggregated Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings. The 44-page PDF report contained statistical...

Digital Economy Conference 2015

October 8, 2015
Last week, BitAML Founder & President, Joe Ciccolo, attended Digital Economy Conference 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. The event featured national and regional speakers sharing...

Coming soon: consistency among state licensing?

October 8, 2015
This weekend, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a nonprofit dedicated to creating consistency among U.S. state laws, will convene in Washington D.C. to discuss...

Ukraine bitcoin market is hot, but beware of U.S. regulatory sanctions

October 8, 2015
Much has been written lately about the rapid growth of bitcoin in the Ukraine. Economists and digital currency enthusiasts alike point to a myriad...

Isle of Man: regulatory paradise?

September 18, 2015
Earlier this week, the Isle of Man received a great deal of mainstream press, deservedly so, for its innovation-friendly climate and straightforward bitcoin regulation....

AB-1326: California bitcoin regulatory bill inactive

September 18, 2015
AB-1326, “Virtual Currency”, was unexpectedly shelved earlier this week despite multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes in the California Assembly and Senate. The bill, which...

CSBS: a ‘BitLicense’ for every state

September 18, 2015
Earlier this week, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) issued its long-awaited regulatory framework for the digital currency industry. The CSBS sought to...

BitAML President, Joe Ciccolo, leads bitcoin compliance webinar for financial crime investigators

September 14, 2015
On Tuesday, BitAML Founder & President, Joe Ciccolo, hosted a webinar “Compliance and Virtual Currencies: Debunking Myths and Responding to Real Risks” for the...

Economist: “A tax on the poor. Regulation is keeping remittance unnecessarily expensive”

September 14, 2015
Last week, The Economist published an article in which it justifiably decried the high cost of foreign remittance. The article blamed a combination of...