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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

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2023 # 4

Troutman Pepper on 10/25/2023

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...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

FinCEN Warns Against Evasion of Russian Sanctions

Goodwin on 3/14/2022

In this Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert warning financial institutions of possible efforts to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus; the U.S. Department of the Treasury...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

Blockchain Week in Review - January 2021

Perkins Coie on 1/27/2021

Federal Regulation Actions Frozen Pending Review from New Administration - On January 20, 2021, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden issued a memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies asking current...more

Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems (Spring 2019)

Hudson Cook, LLP on 6/10/2019

This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. The U.S. department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued new guidance concerning the customer...more

Blockchain Week in Review - July 2018 #2

Perkins Coie on 7/31/2018

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - CFTC Issues Customer Advisory Urging Public to Use Caution When Buying Virtual Currencies - On July 16, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued...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 Report – Winter 2017

MoFo Reenforcement on 12/12/2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - The holidays came early for the financial services industry. First, the Senate voted to repeal the CFPB’s rule banning class waivers in arbitration agreements in consumer financial contracts. Then,...more

Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #3

Perkins Coie on 5/5/2017

Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

Financial Services Weekly News - July 2016 #4

Goodwin on 7/28/2016

Editor's Note - What Exactly Is Bitcoin? In a case featuring a sting operation beginning with meetings in a coffee shop, ice cream store and hotel lobby and ending with the sale of bitcoins to an undercover Miami Beach...more

State Banking Regulators Issue Annual Report

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/27/2016

What were state banking regulators focused on last year? A new report from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) reveals that state regulators "increased coordination and collaboration between state regulators and...more

Financial Services Report, Summer 2016

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/8/2016

BELTWAY - Every Last Penny Counts - Five federal banking agencies issued a Supervisory Bulletin titled “Interagency Guidance Regarding Deposit Reconciliation Practices” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance outlines...more

Virtual Currencies and the Risks They Bring to Community Banks and the Financial Industry

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/7/2016

Virtual currencies are once again at the forefront of discussion about top issues facing community banks and the financial industry as a whole. The Independent Community Bankers of America (“ICBA”), a trade association...more

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - May 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/29/2015

CFPB Fines Bank $7.5M for Overdraft Violations, With $49M More in Redress - Why it matters: In its first action targeting overdraft fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Regions Bank $7.5...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

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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/24/2014

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

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