Coinbase erzielt Einigung mit den New Yorker Aufsichtsbehörden

• Coinbase behauptet, dass seine Investition in Compliance jede andere Krypto-Börse weltweit übertrifft.
• Regulators first spotted issues with Coinbase’s compliance in 2020, but the exchange has been slow to implement recommendations.

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Die in den USA ansässige Krypto-Börse Coinbase hat zugestimmt, eine Geldstrafe von $50 Millionen zu zahlen, nachdem die Aufsichtsbehörden entschieden hatten, dass sie Benutzern die Registrierung von Konten ohne angemessene Hintergrundprüfungen erlaubte, was gegen die Gesetze zur Bekämpfung der Geldwäsche verstieß.

Das Zustimmung mit dem New York State Department of Financial Services verlangt, dass das Krypto-Handelsunternehmen $50 Millionen investiert, um sein Compliance-Programm zu stärken, das seine Sicherheit erhöhen und Kriminelle wie Kinderpornographen, Geldwäscher und Drogenhändler davon abhalten würde, Konten bei Coinbase zu eröffnen.

Coinbase obtained a license to operate in New York in 2017, according to officials, and the compliance issues at the firm were first discovered during a routine assessment in 2020. Regulators said they were already concerned with Coinbase’s anti-money-laundering controls in 2018.

The state Department of Financial Services said Coinbase’s anti-money-laundering program was weak and inadequate for an organization of its size. Regulators further claimed that the trading platform’s systems for monitoring fraudulent transactions were below par, which was a threat to financial security.

In one case, a digital criminal who opened a Coinbase account under the guise of working for an undisclosed organization managed to steal $150 million without Coinbase’s knowledge.

Coinbase initially pledged to hire an independent consultant to bring its daily operations into compliance with anti-money-laundering rules, to know the identity of its users, and keep an eye out for any questionable conduct.

Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris sagte als Reaktion auf die Einigung:

It is critical that all financial institutions safeguard their systems from bad actors, and the Department’s expectations with respect to consumer protection, cybersecurity, and anti-money laundering programs are just as stringent for cryptocurrency companies as they are for traditional financial services institutions. Coinbase failed to build and maintain a functional compliance program that could keep pace with its growth.

Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, said in a statement that the crypto exchange had taken steps to address the concerns raised by the financial regulator and “remains committed to being a leader and role model in the crypto space, including partnering with regulators when it comes to compliance.”

Grewal claimed that Coinbase’s investment in compliance “outpaces every other crypto exchange anywhere in the world,” adding that “customers can feel safe and protected while using our platforms.”

U.S. authorities have long been concerned that the crypto sector could weaken international anti-money-laundering safeguards. Interestingly, crypto executives have long taken pride in their ability to avoid regulation.

Landes- und Bundesbehörden haben in den letzten zehn Jahren alles getan, um Börsen wie Coinbase und seine internationalen Konkurrenten zu regulieren. Das Kürzliche FTX-Drama scheint den Regulierungsbehörden die Oberhand in ihrem Bestreben gegeben zu haben, die Branche zu kontrollieren.

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