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FINRA Publishes Notice to Members Encouraging Continued Disclosure of Digital Assets Activities –

On July 18, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published Regulatory Notice 19-24 (Notice), which encourages member firms to continue notifying their Regulatory Coordinators about their digital assets activities. The Notice extends the requested notification period originally set forth in Regulatory Notice 18-20 from July 31, 2019 to July 31, 2020. (For additional information regarding the amendment, please refer to the July 13, 2018 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest.) Member firms are encouraged to promptly notify their Regulatory Coordinators if its associated persons or affiliates currently engage in, or intend to engage in, any activities related to digital assets. Covered activities include, but are not limited to, purchases, sales and executions of digital assets transactions and the acceptance of cryptocurrencies from customers. FINRA is not requesting this information from firms that have already submitted a continuing membership application addressing their digital asset-related activities or have otherwise provided the covered information, unless a change has occurred.