{"id":65832,"date":"2023-11-29T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=65832"},"modified":"2023-11-29T17:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:35:36","slug":"germanys-bitcoin-group-tackles-money-laundering-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/germanys-bitcoin-group-tackles-money-laundering-attempts\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s Bitcoin Group Tackles Money Laundering Attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BaFin's direction to its subsidiary Futurum bank to remedy shortcomings in<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/cz-to-plead-guilty-to-violating-anti-money-laundering-requirements-wsj.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> anti-money laundering<\/a> and counter-terrorist financing procedures, Germany's Bitcoin Group is improving its internal control system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Germany\u2019s Bitcoin Group Tackles Money Laundering Attempts\" class=\"wp-image-65835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Germany\u2019s Bitcoin Group Tackles Money Laundering Attempts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bafin-calls-for-global-regulation-to-crypto-all-finance-centers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial watchdog BaFin <\/a>is investigating Germany's Bitcoin Group, pointing out serious flaws in the anti-money laundering and counterterrorism funding procedures of its subsidiary Futurum Bank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulatory action highlights how compliance is becoming increasingly important in the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/jack-dorsey-ventures-into-bitcoin-education-space.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin space<\/a>, particularly in light of financial misbehavior. The regulator's concerns have been acknowledged by Bitcoin Group, which has emphasized its commitment to resolving these issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The corporation has made it clear that there are currently no signs of AML or CTF violations inside its operations in an effort to solidify its position further. Although comforting, this comment only partially relieves the company of the gravity of BaFin's conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main points of contention for BaFin's criticism of Futureum Bank's internal controls are the &#8220;severe deficits&#8221; in its security protocols, due diligence procedures, and reporting procedures for questionable actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This suggests that the bank's capacity to recognize and address financial crimes may have systemic flaws. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Germany%E2%80%99s+Bitcoin+Group+Tackles+Money+Laundering+Attempts&cvid=f79066d4e33443868329f9bb5929488d&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg9qAIAsAIA&FORM=ANAB01&PC=WSEDDB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEO of Bitcoin Group Marco Bodewein<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> has stated that the company will take a proactive approach to addressing these shortcomings, blaming part of the problems on the company's quick expansion, overtaking the development of its internal procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BaFin&#8217;s direction to its subsidiary Futurum bank to remedy shortcomings in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing procedures, Germany&#8217;s Bitcoin Group is improving its internal control system. The financial watchdog BaFin is investigating Germany&#8217;s Bitcoin Group, pointing out serious flaws in the anti-money laundering and counterterrorism funding procedures of its subsidiary Futurum Bank. The regulatory action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":65835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1771,17400,711],"class_list":["post-65832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anti-money-laundering","tag-bitcoin-group","tag-germany"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/croc_1701292022235.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}