On February 21, 2025, Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a cyberattack resulting in the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens. This attack marked a new pinnacle in the...more
3/6/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation
A recent consent order between the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) and cryptocurrency trading platform, bitFlyer USA (“bitFlyer”), shows that the NYDFS continues to utilize an aggressive enforcement...more
6/21/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Technology
Cryptocurrency has increasingly become an accepted form of financial exchange. However, it has also become a favored form of payment for cyber criminals. In an effort to deter the use of cryptocurrencies in furtherance of...more
On February 24, 2022, two of three founders of an off-shore cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange or “BitMEX,” pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by failing to maintain an...more
3/4/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Securities Litigation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
In October, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published new guidance for the virtual currency industry focusing on compliance with the financial industry’s obligations...more
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released its highly anticipated Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (the “Framework”). The Framework was developed as part of the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital...more
12/29/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Bitcoin ,
BSA/AML ,
Commodity Futures Contracts ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury