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Crypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed Token

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On March 24, cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings (Galaxy) entered into an assurance of discontinuance (AOD) with New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James to resolve allegations that Galaxy engaged in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Oh No, Canada! Takeaways from the Indictment of a Canadian National Allegedly Responsible for $65 Million DeFi Cryptocurrency...

On February 3, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) unsealed an indictment against Andean Medjedovic, a 22-year-old Canadian national, for allegedly stealing approximately $65 million...more

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New York Federal Judge Orders $125 Million Penalty Against Digital Asset Infrastructure Company

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On August 7, 2024, a digital asset infrastructure company (the “Company”) was ordered to pay a $125 million civil penalty for its failure to register institutional sales of its XRP token with the Securities and Exchange...more

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New York AG Sues $1B Crypto Firms Allegedly Engaged in Fraudulent Schemes

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On June 6, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James filed suit against NovaTech Advisors, LLC, AWS Mining Pty Ltd., and several other entities, alleging the defendants orchestrated two consecutive, fraudulent...more

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Bit by bit: improving consumer complaint processes in crypto

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On May 30, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYSDFS" or the "Department") issued guidance to all virtual currency businesses licensed or chartered with the Department ("VCEs"), including those...more

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NY DFS Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulations

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On November 1, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state’s Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) has amended its Cybersecurity Regulations to “enhance cyber governance, mitigate risks, and protect New York...more

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New York AG Alleges Fraud was the Genesis of $1 Billion in Crypto Losses

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New York AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency companies Gemini Trust Company, LLC; Genesis Global Capital, LLC and its affiliates (“Genesis”); Digital Currency Group, Inc.; and the CEOs of Genesis and DCG...more

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Client Alert: New multi-front Enforcement Action Emphasizes Key AML Compliance Requirements

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Shinhan Bank America (“Shinhan”), a New York-based subsidiary of a Korean bank, faced coordinated enforcement actions on September 29 from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Federal Deposit Insurance...more

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Cryptocurrency Mining Facility/Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generating Plant: New York Administrative Law Judge Upholds Denial of...

A New York Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) issued a decision (Ruling on Issues and Party Status [“Decisions”]) upholding the State of New York Department of Conservation (“NYDEC”) decision to deny a Clean Air Act Title V...more

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New York Attorney General Proposes Comprehensive and Restrictive Digital Assets Bill

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New York Attorney General Letitia James introduced on May 5, 2023 a proposed bill that, if enacted, would significantly tighten regulation over digital asset market participants and exchanges. While the New York State...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Levies $1.2 Million Fine on Cryptocurrency Platform for Violations of Cybersecurity...

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

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New York’s Attorney General Proposes New Crypto Legislation in Crackdown on Industry

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New York’s Attorney General Letitia James has proposed landmark legislation entitled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight Act (CRPTO Act) in an attempt to tighten New York’s regulations on the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Looks to Bolster Its Lead as Digital Regulator with CRPTO Act

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced new proposed amendments to the state’s General Business Law that would roll out a number of protections to cryptocurrency investors that are currently enjoyed by...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 14

Daniel Davis Shares Views on Digital Asset Regulation During House Subcommittee Hearing - In testimony before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, Daniel...more

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NY AG's Digital Asset Proposal Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly

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On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark legislative proposal — titled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency and Oversight Act — to tighten regulations on the digital asset industry. ...more

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NYAG Proposition of Digital Assets Legislation

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark bill — the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act — that, if passed, would dramatically tighten regulation on...more

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Will That Be Cash, Card, Bond, Or Crypto? Stablecoins Could Be Used To Post Bail Under Proposed New York Bill

New York’s intention to create a comprehensive regulatory scheme is clear with the May 10th proposal of Bill 7024 on the back of the CRPTO Act that was proposed by New York Attorney General Letitia James last week. New York’s...more

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New York’s CRPTO Act – the Most Comprehensive Set of Regulations yet on Cryptocurrency

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (“CRPTO”) Act, which aims “to protect customers and investors in digital assets from fraudulent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYAG Bill Seeks to “Bring Order” to Crypto Industry

On May 3, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James introduced legislation that, if passed, would substantially increase oversight and regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in New York. James touts the bill as the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS Examination of Crypto Payment Service Provider Ends in Settlement

On March 16, NYDFS entered a consent order resolving an examination of a payment service provider that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments from customers in exchange for the equivalent value in local currency credited...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York AG continues crackdown on unregistered crypto trading platforms

On March 9, the New York attorney general filed a petition in state court against a virtual currency trading platform (respondent) for allegedly failing to registeras a securities and commodities broker-dealer and falsely...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court says EFTA applies to cryptocurrency

On February 22, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted a cryptocurrency exchange’s motion to dismiss allegations that its inadequate security practices allowed unauthorized users to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY DFS Releases Custodial Guidance on Crypto Insolvency

On January 23, the NY DFS released updated guidance with regard to better protecting consumers in the event of virtual currency insolvency. This updated guidance applies to entities that DFS has licensed or chartered to hold...more

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New York Sends Clear Message Crypto Exchanges and Banks Must Meet AML Obligations

New York’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) recently announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase, Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, for Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (“BSA/AML”)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYAG Delivers on Promise to Rein In Unregistered Crypto Lending with New Suit

On September 26, 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James (the “NYAG”) took definitive action in the wake of her warning last year that crypto lending platforms must register with her office or face legal action, filing...more

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