Within the past two months, three states have adopted the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA). The governors of Virginia, Mississippi, and most recently Colorado, signed bills that implement the MTMA, and two other...more
5/13/2025
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Legislation ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Legislatures ,
Virtual Currency
In this episode, Jeremy McLaughlin and Dan Cohen discuss blockchain use cases, and the regulatory trends and associated frameworks for ICOs, and cryptocurrencies. In particular, they provide an overview of the application of...more
2/19/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Money Transmitter ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Token Sales
The growing popularity of virtual currency over the last several years has raised a host of legislative and regulatory issues. A key question is whether and how a state’s money transmitter law applies to activities involving...more