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The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation has created an online "Crypto Scam Tracker" that allows the public to by search company name, scam type, or keywords. Scams reported on the Tracker are based...more
On October 28, the California DFPI revoked a cryptocurrency lender’s California Licensing Law (CFL) license based on alleged violations, including improper practices related to digital asset collateral loans, including...more
On July 1, the California DFPI released a consent order against a bank holding company for allegedly making misleading statements about the bank’s BSA/AML compliance program related to its crypto-asset exchange network. The...more
On June 5, the California DFPI issued two desist and refrain orders against securities firms for allegedly offering unqualified securities under California’s Corporate Securities Law (CSL). The first order was against a...more
In October, I reported on the Governor's signing of AB 39 which creates the Digital Financial Assets Law. On or after July 1, 2025, the DFAL will prohibit a person from engaging in digital financial asset business activity...more
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more
Licensees, exchanges, and other market participants should prepare to comply with the listing, disclosure, capital, and other requirements that the new law imposes. On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom...more
A year ago, Governor Newsom vetoed a bill, AB 2269, which would have established a Digital Financial Assets Law. At the time, the Governor claimed that it was "premature to lock a licensing structure in statute". What a...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued a warning about yet another fraudster's attempt to separate investors from their money...more
It seems as if using the Internet has become as dangerous as walking alone down a dark alley in a crime infested area of the city. Today, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation issued the following...more
Yesterday, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation announced that it had issued a desist and refrain order against Coinbase, Inc. The order alleges that Coinbase's staking rewards program involved the...more
Last week, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation announced that it has launched a "Crypto Scam Tracker". According to the DFPI, the Crypto Scam Tracker is "a database that is searchable by company...more
Relatively few English words both begin and end with the letter "k". Kiosk is one. The word kiosk can be traced to the Persian word, kūsht, which refers to a palace or villa. In Turkish, the word became köşk. In France, a...more
New cryptocurrency legislation awaits California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature after passing the California Assembly on August 30, 2022. If signed into law, California’s Digital Financial Assets Law would create sweeping...more
On July 12, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it is investigating multiple crypto companies that offer interest-bearing crypto asset accounts. These accounts allow users to...more
In accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order, California's Department of Financial Protection & Innovation is soliciting coments concerning crypto asset related financial products. The DFPI's invitation for...more