US Treasury’s OFAC and FinCEN announce $29M in enforcement actions again Bittrex
Bittrex agreed to pay more than $29 million in a settlement with FinCEN, but the regulator said it will credit a $24-million payment “to settle its potential liability with OFAC.”
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