As cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi), and other uses of blockchain technology continue to proliferate, global regulators are grappling with how best to regulate their use. We have previously written about the...more
11/23/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Enforcement ,
FATF ,
Investigations ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular ,
Registration
Introduction -
The art market is characterised by high-value, portable items that can be bought and exchanged quickly and often confidentially. These features, which make the market inherently vulnerable to many types of...more
8/30/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
HMRC ,
Money Laundering ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UK
As cryptocurrency’s market cap surpasses the $2.5 trillion mark and continues to climb, global regulators have turned their attention to understanding and addressing the risks surrounding digital assets.
In recent years,...more
7/16/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Know Your Customers ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Terrorism Funding
Modernizing FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 -
INTRODUCTION -
Reporting on multiple international money-laundering schemes last year brought public focus to the anti-money...more
5/21/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
CFTC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
NDAA ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
As NFTs gain popularity, buyers and sellers should consider the potential issues related to federal anti-money laundering laws.
While non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) have existed for several years, the market for NFTs grew...more
5/19/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
FinCEN ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Popular
As we wrote over the summer, Congress has passed a bill that will require certain corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) to report information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more
12/23/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shell Corporations ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
In the past, sanctioned jurisdictions like Venezuela have embraced virtual currency as a way to bypass channels that involve U.S. dollars, blunting the impact of U.S. economic sanctions policies aimed at isolating those...more
3/12/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
Law Enforcement ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
The Travel Rule is an old friend for those familiar with banking regulations and anti-money laundering rules. The Rule, first issued by FinCEN in 1995 with fiat currency in mind, requires banks and nonbank financial...more
10/2/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Security ,
FATF ,
FinCEN ,
Money Services Business ,
New Guidance ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Travel Rule ,
Virtual Currency
For the past several years, advocates of crypto assets and other public uses of blockchain technology have sought guidance from U.S. regulators regarding the legal implications of new or novel uses of that technology....more
5/21/2019
/ Anonymization ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Wallets ,
FinCEN ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Money Services Business ,
New Guidance ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Virtual Currency