Crypto Transactions, Virtual Assets To Come Under Money Laundering Act

Crypto Transactions Virtual Assets To Come Under Money Laundering Act

The finance ministry today announced that cryptocurrency transactions would now come under the ambit of money laundering provisions. In a notification, the government said that participation in transactions involving virtual digital assets would be under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The move is the latest step taken by the government to tighten oversight of digital assets.

How Rapper Pras Michél Got Entangled In One Of The Century’s Great Financial Scandals

How Rapper Pras Michél Got Entangled In One Of The Century’s Great Financial Scandals

The phone call awoke Pras Michél in the middle of a spring night in 2017. His “cousin from China” needed to meet, the woman on the line said. The caller was an ex-girlfriend who Michél, a rapper, producer and member of legendary hip-hop group the Fugees, hadn’t spoken to in years. He grew up in a Haitian family in New Jersey and doesn’t have a cousin from China, but he knew what the message meant.

How A Country Goes Bankrupt, In 10 Steps

How A Country Goes Bankrupt In 10 Steps

The past few decades of unnaturally easy money have created a world of “moral hazard” in which a ridiculous number of people borrowed far more than they should have. Now, with money getting tighter, not just businesses and individuals but some governments are staring at the “suddenly” part of that old saying about bankruptcy.