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NEWS: Australia’s AUSTRAC targets over 50 crypto firms in AML crackdown

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POWERS: : AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas (l) with Australia's Attorney General Markus Dreyfus (r).

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

AUSTRAC, Australia’s AML watchdog, has taken action against 13 crypto firms, with more than 50 others under scrutiny as part of a wider crackdown.

The regulator is wrapping up a year-long investigation into crypto compliance with AML laws, issuing fresh alerts to potentially non-compliant firms.

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