Earlier today, Ripple Labs Inc. was fined $700,000 for “willfully violating several requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).” The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) stated that the company issued its own currency (XRP) and failed to implement adequate anti-money laundering measures, in addition to operating as a money services business without the proper authorization from the federal regulatory body. FinCEN worked with the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California to […]