Regulatory

Big Picture

Feb 15, 2026

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4 min read

Monetary Sovereignty in Practice

China's crypto stance through the lens of Notice 42-2026

Alexey Tyurin

Crypto

Feb 8, 2026

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4 min read

Licensing Stablecoins in Hong Kong

How HKMA is setting a high bar for credibility and control

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Jan 25, 2026

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5 min read

Compute Is the New Choke Point

No Hardware Required.

Alexey Tyurin

Regulatory

Jan 11, 2026

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4 min read

Northbound HFT Reporting

Exemption Process

Big Picture

Jan 4, 2026

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6 min read

Crypto Rulebook, the UK Way

Why London is opting for a comprehensive overhaul rather than incremental change?

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Hong Kong Finalises the Next Phase of Virtual Asset Regulation

Dec 28, 2025

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5 min read

Hong Kong Finalises the Next Phase of Virtual Asset Regulation

Dealers, custodians, advisers, and managers now squarely in scope.

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Dec 21, 2025

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5 min read

The Other Side of the Risk Framework

Reflections on customer risk, third-party risk, and what often gets blurred

Alexey Tyurin

Regulatory

Dec 14, 2025

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5 min read

Beyond the Control Framework

Reflections on high-end money laundering, retail banking, and evolving supervisory expectations

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

From Regulation to Reality: Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Evolution

Dec 7, 2025

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6 min read

From Regulation to Reality: Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Evolution

When policy, enforcement, and industry insiders get together to discuss the future of compliance

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Beyond Sanctions and Export Controls: The Rise of Outbound Investment Rules

Nov 30, 2025

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6 min read

Beyond Sanctions and Export Controls: The Rise of Outbound Investment Rules

How OIR introduces a new dimension to financial-crime compliance

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

HK Customs & Trade-based Money Laundering

Nov 23, 2025

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5 min read

HK Customs & Trade-based Money Laundering

Regulator's Unique Approach to Countering TBML Risks

Alexey Tyurin

Sanctions

Nov 16, 2025

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5 min read

The Ecosystem Era of Financial Crime

Reflections from ACAMS Hong Kong Symposium on supervision, intelligence and emerging risks

Alexey Tyurin

Sanctions

Nov 9, 2025

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5 min read

The Compliance Cost of Foreign Policy

LSEG’s Global Sanctions Index charts an 82,000-name regime... and counting

Alexey Tyurin

Enforcement

Nov 2, 2025

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4 min read

The Age of Accountability

Turning compliance into a personal risk

Alexey Tyurin

Regulatory

Less Water, More Purpose: Wolfsberg’s Second Act

Oct 19, 2025

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4 min read

Less Water, More Purpose: Wolfsberg’s Second Act

How the financial crime risk model shifts from “what’s required” to “what works"?

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Stablecoins, Scrutiny, and the Shape of Compliance

Sep 14, 2025

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5 min read

Stablecoins, Scrutiny, and the Shape of Compliance

I’m discussing it live at ACAMS HK on October 9 and here’s what we’ll cover

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Sep 7, 2025

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4 min read

Scoring the Blockchain

BIS’s proposal to measure the “cleanliness” of crypto coins

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Beyond Hawala: How Terrorists Fund Themselves in 2025

Aug 31, 2025

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2 min read

Beyond Hawala: How Terrorists Fund Themselves in 2025

Inside FATF’s most extensive risk update since 2015

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Aug 24, 2025

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3 min read

Scenario Planning in the New FCPA Era

With enforcement tied to harm against US companies, rivals and whistleblowers may turn compliance into a competitive weapon

Alexey Tyurin

Big Picture

Aug 10, 2025

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3 min read

When Sanctions aren't Enough

Use of Secondary Tariffs as a "New" Enforcement Tool

Alexey Tyurin

Crypto

Mixers, Miners, and Evolving Expectations

Jul 27, 2025

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2 min read

Mixers, Miners, and Evolving Expectations

The UK’s Latest Perspective on Sanctions Risk in the Crypto Sector

Alexey Tyurin

Sanctions

Jul 20, 2025

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2 min read

Bricks, Mortar and Sanctions

How UK Property Firms Became a New Front in Sanctions Enforcement

Alexey Tyurin

Sanctions

Jul 13, 2025

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3 min read

Trust Issues

How the UK's legal sector became part of the sanctions risk landscape

Alexey Tyurin

Sanctions

Jul 6, 2025

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3 min read

Wine, Watches and Warnings

The UK’s Crackdown on Sanctions Evasion in the World of High-Value Assets

Alexey Tyurin

Crypto

From Sanctions to Stablecoins: South Korea Redraws the Compliance Map

May 25, 2025

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2 min read

From Sanctions to Stablecoins: South Korea Redraws the Compliance Map

Two policy shifts are reframing KYC from ownership checks to network tracing.

Alexey Tyurin

Regulatory

Monetary Sovereignty in Practice

Licensing Stablecoins in Hong Kong

Compute Is the New Choke Point

Northbound HFT Reporting

Crypto Rulebook, the UK Way

Hong Kong Finalises the Next Phase of Virtual Asset Regulation

The Other Side of the Risk Framework

Beyond the Control Framework

From Regulation to Reality: Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Evolution

Beyond Sanctions and Export Controls: The Rise of Outbound Investment Rules

HK Customs & Trade-based Money Laundering

The Ecosystem Era of Financial Crime

The Compliance Cost of Foreign Policy

The Age of Accountability

Less Water, More Purpose: Wolfsberg’s Second Act

Stablecoins, Scrutiny, and the Shape of Compliance

Scoring the Blockchain

Beyond Hawala: How Terrorists Fund Themselves in 2025

Scenario Planning in the New FCPA Era

When Sanctions aren't Enough

Mixers, Miners, and Evolving Expectations

Bricks, Mortar and Sanctions

Trust Issues

Wine, Watches and Warnings

From Sanctions to Stablecoins: South Korea Redraws the Compliance Map

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