On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order is primarily focused on...more
2/3/2025
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Cartels ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Know Your Customers ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Terrorist Organizations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more
1/31/2025
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CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 3, 2024, the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order implementing a nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act and its enforcement. The court also stayed the...more
On April 6, 2023, Treasury issued its risk assessment for decentralized financial (“DeFi”) services as required by Executive Order 14067. While not guidance, the Risk Assessment can provide some insight into Treasury’s views...more
It certainly feels like a race between innovation and enforcement these days, with regulators and law enforcement stepping up the cautionary rhetoric and promising broader enforcement aimed at corporate actors....more
11/4/2022
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
FinCEN ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
U.S. Treasury
We knew there would be plenty to write about each month, and so we start with a mention of the White House’s Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets, issued on September 16, 2022....more
10/4/2022
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CID ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SAR ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unregistered Securities