Mark Paolillo is a founding partner and the CRO and CCO at Byte Federal. Mark recently spoke at the MTRA (Money Transmitter Regulators Association) 2024 Annual Conference. Below is a transcript of his speech in full. Good morning everyone, my name is Mark Paolillo. I have worked in the public sector as a certified Public Accountant for 30 years. Today, I leverage my experience towards a new passion as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Byte Federal. We are a Bitcoin kiosk operator. We have about 50 employees and perform the majority of our operations in-house. We are Bitcoin
In a case that could help shape the future of decentralized finance (DeFi), Uniswap Labs, the developers behind the largest decentralized exchange, recently faced enforcement action from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC accused Uniswap Labs of facilitating illicit trading activities and failing to implement sufficient Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, as required under the Commodity Exchange Act. The charges brought by the CFTC represented a significant regulatory challenge to the DeFi ecosystem, which has long operated under the premise of decentralization, autonomy, and financial freedom. In a recent turn of events, Uniswap Labs agreed to settle
Introduction: In a stark reminder of the unchecked power wielded by financial institutions, Deutsche Bank recently terminated the account of Mohamad Safa, a UN-accredited human rights activist. His alleged crime? Speaking out against war crimes in Gaza. The latest in a long line of individual debanking exposes the darker side of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) laws, which, despite being crafted with the intent to protect the public, often serve as tools for governments to silence dissent and curb civil liberties without due process. The Global Reach of U.S. Financial Regulation: The troubling trend of
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