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OCC Announces a New Acting Comptroller of the Currency -
On May 21, 2020, current Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting announced that he is stepping...more
5/29/2020
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Bill in Hawaii State Senate Addresses Digital Assets Including Authorization for Banks to Serve as Qualified Custodians -
SB 2594 before the Hawaii...more
1/29/2020
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Ohio Enacts Cybersecurity Law with addition of Blockchain to Ohio’s Uniform Electronic Transactions Act -
On August 7, 2018 Ohio Governor John Kasich signed SB 220, which adds “blockchain technology” to the definition of...more
8/14/2018
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FINRA Issues a Regulatory Notice for Firms to Let FINRA Know About Digital Asset Activities -
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Vermont Enacts...more
7/16/2018
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During a speech in San Francisco last week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit, William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provided some welcome...more
6/25/2018
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