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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024 #3

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Crypto Firms Announce New Products in Payments, Investments, Custody - A major U.S. digital asset management company recently announced the creation and public launch of its MakerDAO Trust, which “offers investors the...more

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SEC’s ATS Re-proposal Doubles Down on DeFi and Digital Asset Regulation

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In April 2023, the SEC re-proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 to expand the definition of what it means to be an exchange. When the SEC initially proposed these amendments in January 2022, there were zero direct...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

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U.S. Treasury Dept. Publishes Risk Assessment Addressing Illicit Finance Risks of DeFi

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Background and Scope - The Assessment was drafted by Treasury’s Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (“TFFC”), in consultation with multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security,...more

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NFTs Used to Serve Complaint; Treasury Official, SEC Chairman Address Crypto Compliance; NYAG Sues Crypto Exchange; DOJ Takes Down...

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NFT Integration Software Released; NFTs Used to Serve Complaint in Civil Action - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. software company has launched a suite of tools that will allow users to “enter the Web3 and...more

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Can DeFi use exempt a project from compliance?

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Last August, the US Treasury Department sanctioned Torando Cash, a decentralized crypto mixing service. A month later, another US regulator, the CFTC, imposed a $250,000 fine on Ooki DAO, citing various regulatory violations,...more

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Crypto Payment Products, DeFi Networks and Price Indices Launch; CBDC Report and NFT Royalty Data Published; FinCEN, FTC Address...

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Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New DeFi Price Indices Announced - A U.S. fintech company recently announced the launch of a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, which facilitates fiat-to-crypto payments using “a customizable...more

K2 Integrity

Opportunities, Risks, and Compliance in the Digital Assets Space

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On 14 September 2022, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on considerations in the digital assets space. K2 Integrity Board Member Christopher Brummer and AML/CFT experts Mariano Federici and Alex Levitov discussed the current...more

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DOJ Announces Increased Focus on Digital Asset Crime with Newly Formed Digital Asset Coordinator Network

On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a formalized focus on digital asset abuse by publically releasing a 46 page report on the Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: September Edition

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Greetings, and thank you for taking a look at our new monthly crypto enforcement newsletter. Our goal is to share five topics each month that we believe are of significance in the world of crypto enforcement—particularly as...more

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The Walden Pond - Responsible Innovation in Crypto and Compliance

Malcolm Wright is the founder of InnoFi Advisory. As a former Chief Compliance Officer at a large cryptocurrency exchange, Malcolm now advises companies on ensuring responsible innovation in digital finance. All companies,...more

K2 Integrity

Virtual Assets and Sanctions: What Businesses Need to Know

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As virtual assets explode in value, use, and popularity, governments around the world are taking notice, increasing sanctions-related scrutiny of companies that provide related services and focusing regulatory and enforcement...more

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) –The Future of Finance?

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The first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is still the most well-known application of blockchain. However, this technology has since rapidly evolved and expanded in many other areas. The initial hope with Bitcoin was to make both...more

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