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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury recommends strengthening DeFi AML/CFT supervision

On April 6, the U.S. Treasury Department published a report on illicit finance risks in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, building upon Treasury’s other risk assessments, and continuing the work outlined in Executive...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions persons connected to Burma’s military regime

On January 31, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 14014 against six individuals and three entities connected to Burma’s military regime. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

US DOJ Responds to Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets

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On March 9, 2022, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order 14067, which charged the Department of Justice (in consultation with the Departments of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security) to submit a report on how to...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

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...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Biden Signs Executive Order Outlining Federal Government’s Approach to Digital Assets

On March 9, 2022, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order (EO) #14067, Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, a long-awaited regulatory roadmap for executive branch agencies. In the EO, Biden directs relevant...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

President Biden Issues Executive Order Detailing National Policy Objectives for Digital Assets

On March 9, 2022, the President issued an Executive Order (the “E.O.”) that articulates a high-level, wide-ranging national strategy for regulating and fostering innovation in the burgeoning digital assets space.  The...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.24.2020 | Top Story: TikTok Confirms Plans to Sue U.S. over Recent Executive Orders Targeting App

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More on TikTok’s plans to sue the U.S. over the White House’s recent executive orders seeking to block the app on American soil and force its owner, ByteDance, to sell its American assets. The company intends to argue that...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud

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On July 11, 2018, pursuant to a Presidential Executive Order, the Department of Justice announced the formation of a new multi-agency task force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud that will focus on combating consumer and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Announces New Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this week announced that it was disbanding the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, established under the Obama Administration. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Gloves are Off: U.S. Sanctions Block Aggressors in Crimea

In response to Russia’s military presence in the Crimean region of Ukraine, President Obama issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on March 6, 2014, authorizing the blocking of property of individuals and entities involved in the...more

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