PANews reported on December 6th that Caixin published an article titled "Building a Firewall Against Virtual Currency to Protect Public's 'Wallets'," which pointed out that recent speculation in virtual currencies has resurfaced. Establishing a firewall against virtual currencies requires not only the full cooperation of various departments but also the improvement of relevant regulations, enhanced supervision, strengthened technical monitoring capabilities in key areas, and protection of normal economic and trade activities. Data shows that in 2024, relevant departments prosecuted 3,032 people for money laundering crimes, including using virtual currencies to transfer criminal proceeds. Many were drawn into these crimes due to a lack of legal awareness. A scholar's analysis of 283 judgments in cases of money laundering using virtual currencies revealed that criminal groups heavily exploit marginalized youth as tools for their crimes, exhibiting significant geographical clustering and a predominantly high school or junior high school education.


Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Jonathan Gould says crypto companies should have a path to supervision in the banking system, which can evolve to embrace blockchain. Crypto companies seeking a US federal bank charter should be treated no differently than other financial institutions, says Jonathan Gould, the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).Gould told a blockchain conference on Monday that some new charter applicants in the digital or fintech spaces could be seen as offering novel activities for a national trust bank, but noted “custody and safekeeping services have been happening electronically for decades.”“There is simply no justification for considering digital assets differently,” he added. “Additionally, it is important that we do not confine banks, including current national trust banks, to the technologies or businesses of the past.”Read more
