Kucoin因反洗钱失败,包括未报告的交易和与黑暗网络活动的链接,被加拿大罚款19.55亿加元。
KuCoin fined $19.55M by Canada for AML failures, including unreported transactions and links to dark web activity.
加拿大的金融情报机构Fintrac因未遵守反洗钱法,包括未作为外国货币服务公司注册,以及2021年至2024年期间丢失了近3 000份大宗交易报告和33份可疑活动报告,罚款了KuCoin密码交换公司的经营人Peken Global Ltd.,罚款1 955万美元。
Canada’s financial intelligence agency Fintrac has fined Peken Global Ltd., operator of the crypto exchange KuCoin, $19.55 million for failing to comply with anti-money laundering laws, including not registering as a foreign money services business and missing nearly 3,000 large transaction reports and 33 suspicious activity reports between 2021 and 2024.
该机构列举了与黑暗网络市场和非法数字活动的链接。
The agency cited links to dark web marketplaces and illicit digital activities.
KuCoin总部设在塞舌尔,为全球数百万人服务,正在对这项决定提出上诉,质疑其分类和刑罚的法律依据,同时坚持其遵守承诺。
KuCoin, based in the Seychelles and serving millions globally, is appealing the decision, disputing its classification and the legal basis of the penalty, while maintaining its commitment to compliance.
在此之前,KuCoin支付了2.97亿美元,并退出了美国市场,这是在美国以前的一次罚款之后发生的。
This follows a prior U.S. penalty where KuCoin paid over $297 million and exited the American market.
另外两家公司因违反证券规定而面临安大略监管机构的单独、未支付的罚款。
Two other firms face separate, unpaid fines from Ontario regulators for securities violations.