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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 -

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: September Edition

Paul Hastings LLP on 9/7/2022

Greetings, and thank you for taking a look at our new monthly crypto enforcement newsletter. Our goal is to share five topics each month that we believe are of significance in the world of crypto enforcement—particularly as...more

Federal Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Cryptocurrency User Identities

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/23/2022

Back in 2005 when I was a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice, I worked to enforce the John Doe summons on PayPal, Inc. in the federal district court in the Northern District of California, which summons...more

U.S. Government Steps Up Its Enforcement in the Digital Assets Space

Alston & Bird on 5/26/2022

Our Blockchain & Digital Assets Team offers a snapshot sample of significant recent developments by a panoply of federal agencies and departments that represent the expanding array of enforcement tools used by federal...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review. - April 2022

K2 Integrity on 4/14/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

DOJ and Treasury Take Crypto Enforcement to the Next Level

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/29/2021

The DOJ’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and Treasury’s OFAC are setting their sights on cryptocurrency use in cybercrimes. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is sharpening its focus on combatting...more

DOJ’s New National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Portends Wave of Criminal Scrutiny

Perkins Coie on 10/11/2021

On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping further into the cryptocurrency fray by creating the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET)....more

DOJ Criminal Chief Warns Financial Institutions about Bitcoin

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/30/2015

On June 26, 2015 at the ABA National Institute on Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell sent a targeted warning to financial institutions that deal with Bitcoin and other virtual...more

FinCEN Enforcement and Regulatory Focus—Transparency in Real Estate Transactions, Virtual Currency and More

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/15/2015

Why it matters - Transparency in the financial system was underscored as a key focus for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) by Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery in a speech before the West Coast AML Forum...more

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - May 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/2/2015

It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more

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