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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

All Your Sale Are Belong to Us - Mitigating IP and Payments Risk in In-Game Economies

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/10/2024

The digital age has ushered in innovative forms of entertainment and commerce, including through the development of in-game economies. In recent years, the digital landscape of gaming has expanded beyond mere entertainment,...more

[Event] 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance - April 8th, New York, NY

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 1/29/2024

The 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance will address the latest developments impacting the prepaid industry and provide answers to the most pressing questions and challenges being faced by practitioners in this...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, January 19, 2023

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/20/2023

January 18, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order that identifies the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato) as a "primary money laundering...more

Focus on Fintech - Wilson Sonsini Quarterly Fintech Update - July 2022

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/19/2022

Welcome to Wilson Sonsini’s Focus on Fintech quarterly newsletter. This quarterly newsletter provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments impacting the fintech industry....more

Biden Administration Issues Regulatory Freeze On New Agency Rules

Goodwin on 1/29/2021

In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more

FinTech Flash: So You Want to Put a Bitcoin ATM in a Coffee Shop?

Goodwin on 3/28/2018

This writer received three cold emails in two weeks asking for legal help around operating a Bitcoin ATM (BTM). Each groundbreaker asked: “What are the legal requirements for an operator putting a BTM in, say, a coffee shop?”...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/10/2018

AT&T has dropped plans to sell the Mate 10—the newest smartphone from China’s Huawei Technologies—just before the partnership was to be announced. AT&T gave no reasons for its abrupt reversal, but lawmakers have recently...more

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - May 2015 #2

Goodwin on 5/15/2015

Senator Shelby Releases Discussion Draft of Financial Regulatory Bill. On May 12 Senator Richard Shelby, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced that the Committee had...more

Financial Services Law - Mar 14, 2014

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/14/2014

State and Federal Lawmakers, Chair of Fed Weigh in on Regulation of Virtual Currency - The New York Department of Financial Services issued an order on Wednesday that it will immediately start accepting applications...more

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