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Crypto Business Compliance: U.S. Licensing and Regulations

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The crypto industry is evolving rapidly, and regulatory enforcement is keeping pace. Businesses engaged in crypto transactions, custody, lending, trading, or payments must navigate know your customer (KYC) and anti-money...more

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USDC Integrations Announced; Crypto Guidance Published by IRS, EU Banking Authority; Crypto Firm Consents to $8M Penalty; Illicit...

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USDC Report Published, Crypto Firms Announce USDC Integrations - Circle, the U.S. fintech company that manages the stablecoin USDC, recently released the “State of the USDC Economy” report, highlighting the “efforts to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Update: Government Enforcement in the Cryptocurrency Space

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First Post in a Two-Part Series - Recent actions in the crypto realm demonstrate that authorities and regulators have not slackened their commitment to applying and enforcing Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) laws and...more

Orrick - On the Chain

NYDFS to Virtual Currency Exchange: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on Your Way Out

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The New York Department of Financial Services virtual currency license is back in the spotlight after NYDFS announced that it had rejected the application of Bittrex Inc., a virtual currency exchange, to conduct virtual...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Beyond Best Practices: Regulatory Compliance Now a Necessity in the Cryptocurrency Sector

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As the value of bitcoin continues to soar (USD:BTC this past weekend exceeded $19,000.00:1), we thought that now would be a good time to emphasize the need to ensure regulatory compliance with the many federal and state AML...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New York BitLicense Regulations Virtually Certain to Significantly Impact Transactions in Virtual Currencies

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently issued its final BitLicense regulations with respect to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The new regulations require the licensing of, and establish...more

Troutman Pepper

Virtual Currency, Real Risks

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CSBS publishes Draft Model Regulatory Framework to promote consistent state regulation of virtual currency activities and protect consumers in the event of a breach. In March 2014, “Mt. Gox,” one of the largest and best-known...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CSBS Emerging Payments Task Force Issues Virtual Currency Policy Framework

The recently formed Emerging Payments Task Force of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) issued a proposed policy on state virtual currency regulation on Dec. 16, 2014 (the “Policy”). The Policy identifies core...more

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