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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

EU Institutions Reach Political Agreements On Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Package

Mayer Brown on 1/23/2024

On January 17, 2024, the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament) announced that a political agreement had been reached on (i) a new Regulation setting forth a single anti-money...more

The Economic Impact of FATF Grey-Listing

White & Case LLP on 10/31/2023

The Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") is the global standard-setter on anti-money laundering ("AML"), countering terrorist financing ("CFT") and counter proliferation financing. FATF's standards, also referred to as...more

Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/13/2020

New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - November 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/8/2018

This is the second edition of The Distributed Ledger, a periodic publication covering the latest trends and developments in blockchain technology, digital assets and smart contracts. In this issue, we examine the SEC’s new...more

European Banking Authority Opines on Virtual Currencies and the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

A&O Shearman on 8/23/2016

The European Banking Authority published an Opinion on the Commission’s proposed amendments to the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and its application to virtual currencies. The Commission is proposing to bring...more

EU Proposal to Address Virtual Currency Exchanges & Wallet Providers in Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Goodwin on 7/18/2016

The European Commission recently published a proposal to amend the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the legislation that specifies the anti-money laundering, or AML, and counter terrorist financing rules for EU Member...more

Virtual Currencies: International Actions and Regulations

Perkins Coie on 10/5/2015

This chart is provided by Perkins Coie LLP’s Decentralized Virtual Currency industry practice group for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does...more

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