FINTRAC fines Cryptomus for AML violations
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FINTRAC imposed a $176,960,190 penalty on Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. / Cryptomus for anti-money-laundering violations, a major enforcement action against a crypto payments platform tied to high-risk transactions. The regulator said Cryptomus failed to file suspicious transaction reports despite reasonable grounds to suspect laundering connected to child sexual abuse material trafficking, fraud, ransomware payments, and sanctions evasion. The penalty sharply raises compliance risk for crypto intermediaries that move funds for potentially illicit activity.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police had assets seized in TradeOgre cryptocurrency exchange case
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First: 20.09.2025 20:11
Last: 20.09.2025 20:11
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The **RCMP** shut down **TradeOgre** and seized **more than $40 million** in crypto, escalating a **cybercrime-linked** case and marking Canada’s **largest asset seizure**. Invest...
Royal Canadian Mounted Police had assets seized in TradeOgre cryptocurrency exchange case
Law EnforcementAbout this happening: The **RCMP** shut down **TradeOgre** and seized **more than $40 million** in crypto, escalating a **cybercrime-linked** case and marking Canada’s **largest asset seizure**. Invest...
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22.10.2025 20:21 2 articles · 7mo ago
FINTRAC fines Cryptomus for AML violations
Legal Policy Action UpdateCanada's Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center imposed a $176,960,190 penalty on Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., known as Cryptomus, for anti-money-laundering violations after finding that the cryptocurrency payments platform failed to submit suspicious transaction reports for cases tied to child sexual abuse material trafficking, fraud, ransomware payments, and sanctions evasion.
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- Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M — krebsonsecurity.com — 22.10.2025 20:21
- Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M — krebsonsecurity.com — 22.10.2025 20:21