Kraken: The number of requests from the authorities increased by another 49% in 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Tuesday published its new report on interaction with regulators and law enforcement agencies.

According to the data presented, the number of requests from the authorities in 2019 increased by 49% compared to the previous year.. It received a total of 710 disclosure requests, up from 475 in 2018..

432 requests were sent by the US authorities, 86 by the British, and in smaller numbers by representatives of other countries.

They concerned 462 user accounts from the US, 147 from the UK. The list also includes 19 Russian clients.

“Squad America continues to lead with 61% of the total volume of requests. It accounted for 66% last year, explains Kraken. - Other regions are rapidly gaining positions. The trend is obvious. Costs are rising, even in a relatively calm market. ".

Most requests came from the FBI - 116. Commission on valuable securities and exchanges US (SEC) approached Kraken 20 times.

In 2018, Kraken noted that the authorities began to contact her three times more often, and many companies prefer to block American users due to the high costs that they have to bear due to the violent activity of local regulators..

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вторник, 15 декабря 2020 г.