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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends - August 2024

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This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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New IRS and FinCEN Reporting Requirements for Businesses that Accept Payments in Digital Assets

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Although the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has postponed broker-related digital asset reporting, a less publicized requirement that applies long-standing reporting rules for physical cash payments to businesses that accept...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Providing New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more

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SEC Stays Busy With Amendments And Extensions To Various Rules, Definitions And Disclosures

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more

Morgan Lewis

CFTC ‘Clarifies’ Anti-Money Laundering Rule Obligations of Certain Introducing Brokers

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A recent interpretation by the CFTC (in consultation with FinCEN) of the customer identification program and beneficial ownership rules specifies that these rules do not apply to nontraditional introducing brokers, or...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - August 2015 #3

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Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Rules Digital Precious Metal Certificates Provider is a Money Transmitter: On Aug. 14 FinCEN issued a ruling applying its virtual currency rules to an e-precious metals company. The...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - June 2015 #3

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Regulatory Developments - CFTC Provides No-Action Relief from Introducing Broker and Commodity Trading Advisor Registration to Non-U.S. Persons Who Advise on or Facilitate Swaps Transactions for Certain International...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FinCEN Hits Repeat Offender with $20M Penalty

Why it matters - The $20 million civil money penalty assessed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) against Oppenheimer & Co. is intended to send several strong messages to all types of financial services...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - February 2015 #4

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FDIC Study Shows Branch Banking Has Staying Power: Has your smartphone displaced your bank? According to an FDIC study released on February 19, traditional brick-and-mortar offices are maintaining their primacy, despite...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FinCEN Proposes Tighter Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions"

For financial institutions, customer due diligence may become tougher and costlier in 2015 if the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) latest proposed rule is finalized in its current form. On July 30, 2014, FinCEN...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC settled another action this week based on admissions of fact and that the Federal securities laws were filed, this time involving Oppenheimer. The action was based on the fact that the firm permitted an off-shore and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Digital Currency Corner - What FinCEN’s Denial of Payment Processing Exemption for Virtual Currency-Related Businesses Means for...

Why it matters - The rapid evolution of virtual and digital currencies has spawned significant activity in several federal agencies with implications potentially for traditional entities in certain cases. In addition to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

NFA Notifies Members of FinCEN Advisory

The National Futures Association has notified member futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs) that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory containing guidance with...more

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