BitAML Blog

North Carolina exempts certain bitcoin businesses
December 10, 2015
North Carolina appears to have reversed course when it comes to regulating bitcoin companies in The Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Office of...

Coinnections introduces bitcoin AML software
December 10, 2015
Earlier this month, Coinnections announced the launch of a beta of its AML and KYC compliance software for Bitcoin MSBs, including cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitcoin...

Regulators Are Warming Up to Digital Currency
November 19, 2015
Recently, BitAML Founder & CEO, Joe Ciccolo, sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss bitcoin regulation, the future of cryptocurrencies, and even legacy banking. “In...

DOJ expert to evaluate compliance programs
November 6, 2015
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the hiring of Hui Chen as a “full-time compliance expert”. In this role, Ms. Chen...

Commonwealth of Nations attacks “de-risking”, promotes digital currency
October 15, 2015
Last week, the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, discussed digital currency as one possible solution to...

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...