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Exceptive Relief for Casinos from Certain Customer Identity Verification Requirements

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) grants limited exceptive relief under the authority set forth in 31 U.S.C. § 5318(a)(7) and 31 CFR § 1010.970(a) to casinos from certain customer identity verification requirements in the context of online gaming. Specifically, under the terms of…

FinCEN Issues Report on Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data

Today, FinCEN issued a financial trend analysis on ransomware trends in Bank Secrecy Act reporting filed between January 2021 and June 2021. This report, issued pursuant to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, focuses on pattern and trend information pertaining to ransomware, in line with…

Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data Between January 2021 and June 2021
FinCEN Provides FBAR Relief to Victims of Recent Natural Disasters

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a notice extending the filing date of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBARs) for victims of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Ida, the California Wildfires, and Tropical Storm Fred. …

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
FinCEN Launches Regulatory Process For New Antiquities Regulations

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a range…

FinCEN Calls Attention to Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
FinCEN to Host Innovation Hours Program Workshop on Digital Identity Services and Technologies

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a special virtual FinCEN Innovation Hours Program on October 14, 2021, focusing on the important role of digital identity to enhance financial services inclusion while supporting efforts to…

In the Matter of HDR Global Trading Limited, 100x Holdings Limited, ABS Global Trading Limited, Shine Effort Inc. Limited, HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, d/b/a BITMEX
FinCEN Announces $100 Million Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant BitMEX for Willful Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil money penalty in the amount of $100 million against BitMEX, one of the oldest and largest convertible virtual currency…