KuCoin Challenged by Canadian Regulatory Body Over $14 Million Fine for Compliance Failures
KuCoin, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, is currently appealing a significant enforcement action imposed by the Canadian Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC). The penalty, which amounts to over $19 million (approximately $14 million in U.S. dollars), stems from allegations that KuCoin failed to register as a money-services business and did not implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. According to FINTRAC, the exchange was found to have not reported large cryptocurrency transactions on nearly 3,000 occasions between 2021 and 2024. Furthermore, in 33 instances, the agency noted that KuCoin did not report financial transactions where there were reasonable grounds to suspect












