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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) Virtual Currency

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

NY Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance to its Regulated Industry As a Result of the Ongoing Global Conflict

The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) has issued guidance (“Guidance”) to all individuals and entities regulated by the Department (“Regulated Entities”) to underscore the importance of...more

BakerHostetler

Banks Expand Digital Asset Offerings; Crypto Market Actors Critique SEC Proposal; New OFAC Crypto Sanctions; Agencies Issue...

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This week Anchorage Digital, a digital asset platform and infrastructure provider that is also the first federally chartered cryptocurrency bank, announced that it has added custody support for 11 new digital assets....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

OFAC sanctions virtual currency exchange and updates ransomware advisory

On September 21, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury took actions in response to the increasing prevalence and severity of ransomware attacks in the United States and address the central role that virtual currency and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

OFAC Helps Those Who Help Themselves: How a Ransomware Response Plan Can Help Avoid Sanctions Enforcement for Ransom Payments

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Many companies have a “no ransomware payment” stance until faced with a ransomware attack, especially an attack that causes significant business disruption. At that point, the company may reconsider its stance (or at least...more

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OFAC Imposes New Sanctions to Thwart Ransomware

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On September 21, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) levied its first sanctions against a Russian-operated virtual currency exchange involved in ransomware payments and published an...more

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