Brazil probes U.S. oil trader Freepoint in alleged bribery scheme

REUTERS

Authorities in Brazil are investigating senior employees at Connecticut-based trading house Freepoint Commodities for their alleged role in a bribery scheme involving state-run oil company Petrobras, Reuters has learned. read more »

Many cryptocurrency firms are not meeting money laundering rules, UK watchdog warns

CNBC

A “significantly high” number of cryptocurrency firms are failing to meet U.K. requirements on preventing money laundering, the country’s financial services watchdog has warned. read more »

Facebook Faces Two Antitrust Inquiries in Europe

NEW YORK TIMES

European Union and British regulators said Friday that they were beginning separate antitrust inquiries into Facebook, broadening their efforts to rein in the world’s largest technology companies. read more »