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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

PHFintech: Crypto Policy Tracker - November 22, 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/25/2024

In this update, we focus on the potential changes in the executive branch and on the congressional committees that have jurisdiction over cryptocurrency. As the transition unfolds, much attention is on who will stay from the...more

PRG 2024 Post-Election Pulse Check: Digital Assets

Bracewell LLP on 11/11/2024

Joshua C. Zive, senior principal in Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group, and Kyle J. Spencer, a PRG principal, discuss the potential impact of the 2024 elections on digital asset policy....more

Cozen Currents: The Inseparable Line Between Governing and Campaigning

Cozen O'Connor on 9/13/2023

The Cozen Lens- • Members of Congress have returned to Washington with a lengthy to-do list. Most pressing is appropriations given the potential for a government shutdown at the end of this month. Lawmakers will address...more

Bipartisan Bill Would Require Federal Regulators to Create “Risk-Focused Examination and Review” Processes for Cryptocurrency...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/26/2023

On July 13, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to examine the...more

In the First Use of Its Section 9714 Powers, the U.S. Treasury Designated Bitzlato as a Russian-Linked Primary Money Laundering...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/7/2023

On January 17, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Miami arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the founder and majority owner of Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Ltd., on charges of money...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 47

Clark Hill PLC on 12/13/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Government funding expires at midnight Friday, making passage of a short-term extension of the current Continuing...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 45

Clark Hill PLC on 12/1/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate will vote later today on a procedural motion to advance a bill codifying the right to same-sex marriage,...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 44

Clark Hill PLC on 11/22/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in recess this week. When the Senate returns next week, it will hold a procedural vote on a bill to codify the right to same-sex...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 41

Clark Hill PLC on 11/3/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both out of session for the last week before the election. Debt Limit. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, the U.S. won’t reach its...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 38

Clark Hill PLC on 10/13/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Congress is in recess until November. The January 6th Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday afternoon. Many expect the Committee to release an interim...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 35

Clark Hill PLC on 9/21/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture last week on the Kigali amendment to the Montreal...more

Responding to the Increased Global Risk of Financial Crimes

Ankura on 8/12/2022

Ankura's Nova O sits down with Mark McGrath, Ayana Murphy, and Elif Cinar to discuss the current anti-money laundering (AML) landscape in the latest Q&A with our Ankura experts. Learn more about responding to the increased...more

The U.S. Aims to Boost Semiconductor Production with the CHIPS Act

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 8/10/2022

This week, President Biden will be presented with an approved form of H.R. 4346, the CHIPS for America Act of 2022, which is designed to provide over $50 billion in appropriations aimed at driving massive industrial growth...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 27

Clark Hill PLC on 7/12/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate will be in session this week, after two weeks of recess. The Senate schedule for this week, however, is up in the air given that Senate...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 24

Clark Hill PLC on 6/22/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House will vote on numerous Homeland Security, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor bills....more

Crypto Regulation by any Other Name

BCLP on 2/4/2022

2022 was billed as the year regulation will descend on the cryptocurrency (“crypto”) and decentralized finance (“DeFi”) spaces. While it seems regulation may indeed be coming, it initially appears to be buried in lengthy...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 5, Issue 51

Clark Hill PLC on 12/24/2021

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are both in recess for the rest of the year. The Senate is expected to return on Jan. 3, and the House on Jan. 10. Congress managed to push through...more

Twin DOJ Initiatives Tackle Cybersecurity Fraud and Cryptocurrency Enforcement

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/13/2021

Key Points - On October 6, 2021, the DOJ announced two new initiatives: the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team. The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative will fight rising cyber threats...more

Agencies and Regulators Focus on AML Compliance for Cryptocurrency Industry

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/24/2021

This year, regulators, supported by a slate of new legislation, have focused more of their efforts on AML violations and compliance deficiencies than ever before. As we have written about in the "AML Enforcement Continues to...more

Understanding Regulatory Trends: Digital Assets & Anti-Money Laundering

King & Spalding on 7/16/2021

As cryptocurrency’s market cap surpasses the $2.5 trillion mark and continues to climb, global regulators have turned their attention to understanding and addressing the risks surrounding digital assets. In recent years,...more

Anti-Money Laundering Act Expands Regulation of Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 5/20/2021

We previously wrote about the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (the “NDAA”), which became law on January 1, 2021. The NDAA includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AML Act”), which in turn...more

The Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2020: What Businesses Need To Know Now

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 4/26/2021

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (“NDAA”) enacted earlier this year includes several provisions that may impose new reporting requirements on both foreign and domestic businesses. NDAA is an...more

FinCEN Looks to Rein In Cryptocurrency Transactions

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/15/2021

A new proposal would subject financial institutions and exchanges to onerous recordkeeping and reporting requirements for certain digital currency transactions. In a surprise release in the waning days of the Trump...more

Top 5 Changes To Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 1/11/2021

On January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act became law after Congress overrode the President’s veto. As highlighted below, Congress enacted a variety of key provisions that create significant and sweeping...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 40

Clark Hill PLC on 10/29/2019

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Appropriations. The Senate will continue its work on the appropriations process and attempt to pass its first series of FY20 bills, which include a package containing the...more

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