New Research and Surveys Address CBDCs, Institutional Crypto Investment -
Staff from the board of governors of the U.S. central bank recently published a research paper addressing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....more
12/5/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Collection ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
USPTO
NFTs Expand on Social Media, Celebrity NFT Endorsements Scrutinized -
According to reports, one of the world’s largest social media platforms recently expanded its NFT (non-fungible token) initiative, allowing users in...more
8/22/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Endorsements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Insider Trading ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Evasion
New NFT Initiatives Announced in Jewelry, Automobile and Liquor Industries -
A U.S. luxury jeweler has reportedly partnered with the popular NFT (non-fungible tokens) collection CryptoPunk to transform the digital...more
8/8/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Fraud ,
Hackers ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Virtual Currency
This week a U.S. investment bank announced the public launch of its digital asset division. According to a press release, “the new division offers full-service trade execution and custody solutions on a platform that provides...more
This week, President Joe Biden signed “Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (EO). According to a fact sheet published with the EO, the EO calls for measures to accomplish the following...more
3/14/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FinCEN ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
US and Swiss Financial Firms Announce Decentralized Exchange, Digital Bond - A major U.S. fintech and digital payments company recently released a white paper detailing tbDEX, a new decentralized protocol for exchanging...more
12/8/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Markets ,
IRS ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Virtual Currency