Coinbase conclut un accord avec les régulateurs de New York
- Coinbase affirme que son investissement dans la conformité dépasse tous les autres échanges cryptographiques dans le monde.
- Regulators first spotted issues with Coinbase’s compliance in 2020, but the exchange has been slow to implement recommendations.
L'échange crypto basé aux États-Unis Coinbase a accepté de payer une amende de $50 millions après que les régulateurs ont décidé qu'il autorisait les utilisateurs à enregistrer des comptes sans procéder à des vérifications adéquates des antécédents, enfreignant les lois anti-blanchiment d'argent.
La une entente avec le Département des services financiers de l'État de New York oblige la société de commerce de cryptographie à investir $50 millions pour renforcer son programme de conformité, ce qui renforcerait sa sécurité et dissuaderait les criminels tels que les pornographes juvéniles, les blanchisseurs d'argent et les trafiquants de drogue d'ouvrir des comptes avec Coinbase.
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.
La surintendante des services financiers, Adrienne A. Harris, a déclaré en réaction au règlement,
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.
Les autorités étatiques et fédérales ont tout fait pour réguler les bourses comme Coinbase et ses concurrents internationaux au cours des dix dernières années. Le récent Drame FTX semble avoir donné le dessus aux régulateurs dans leur quête pour contrôler l'industrie.
J'ai couvert des histoires passionnantes dans ma carrière de journaliste et je trouve les histoires liées à la blockchain très intrigantes. Je crois que Web3 va changer le monde et je veux que tout le monde en fasse partie.
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