The global digital landscape continues to rapidly transform and bring forth innovative financial instruments and technologies, including within the shifting regulatory frameworks that have shaped the digital asset ecosystem...more
The growth of digital assets presents a challenge for global regulators, but also an opportunity to facilitate development of revolutionary access to the modern financial system. A successful way forward will require...more
As of August 11, 2022, approval is now required by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) before acquiring direct or indirect control of an FCA-registered cryptoasset business. Failure to attain such approval is a criminal...more
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic continue to monitor and address cryptoasset and distributed ledger technology activities. We recently posted on the guidance issued by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on...more
8/16/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
UK
In a report issued by the UK Cryptoassets Taskforce, authorities break down the key concepts of cryptoassets; consider application of the current regulatory perimeter to different cryptoassets; and discuss the impact, risks,...more