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NYDFS to impose supervision fees on virtual currency licensees

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/20/2023

On April 17, NYDFS announced the adoption of a final regulation establishing how certain licensed virtual currency businesses will be assessed for supervision and examination costs. Under 23 NYCRR Part 102, licensed virtual...more

Illinois Considering Crypto Licensing

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/29/2023

A legislative initiative in Illinois would establish licensing and consumer protection requirements for digital asset businesses serving consumers in the state. On February 21, 2023, the Illinois Department of Financial...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/4/2020

In this issue, we discuss the new initiatives under New York's BitLicense regime that clarify and streamline the regulatory landscape for virtual currency entities doing business within the state. We also examine the...more

Blockchain Week in Review - July 2020 #2

Perkins Coie on 7/27/2020

US Developments - CFTC and SEC Issue Orders Filing and Settling Charges with Two Entities for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations - On July 13, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and...more

State Regulations on Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technologies (Updated July 2020)

Carlton Fields on 7/15/2020

There exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as "cryptocurrencies") such as Bitcoin are treated among the states. For these proprietors, often the first question asked...more

Blockchain Week in Review - June 2020 #2

Perkins Coie on 7/6/2020

US Regulatory Developments - New York’s Financial Services Regulator Announces New Virtual Currency Initiatives - It has been five years since the New York Department of Financial Services (the NYDFS) issued the...more

Blockchain Trends and Enforcement Surrounding the New Technology

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2020

In 2019, regulators continued to consider whether and how to regulate blockchain technology. After the two previous years that included a high number of initial coin offerings (ICOs), many of which involved allegedly...more

NY DFS Doubles Down on FinTech, Consumer Protection, and Cryptocurrency Regulation - The New York State Department of Financial...

Jones Day on 8/16/2019

Consistent with New York's status as a financial services and technology hub, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the "NY DFS") announced on July 23, 2019 a new Research and Innovation Division (the...more

New York DFS Creates New FinTech Division

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/5/2019

On July 23, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services announced creation of a Research and Innovation Division to keep pace with FinTech advances. NYDFS Research and Innovation Division created to keep pace with...more

NYDFS to Virtual Currency Exchange: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on Your Way Out

Orrick - On the Chain on 4/19/2019

The New York Department of Financial Services virtual currency license is back in the spotlight after NYDFS announced that it had rejected the application of Bittrex Inc., a virtual currency exchange, to conduct virtual...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2019: A U.S. Regulatory Patchwork Quilt: Cryptocurrency and Money Transmitter...

Dechert LLP on 4/18/2019

According to its original design, Bitcoin was intended to reduce market participants’ need to rely on “financial institutions serving as trusted third parties to process electronic payments.”1 While Bitcoin and other...more

State Regulations on Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technologies (Updated)

Carlton Fields on 1/9/2019

There exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as "cryptocurrencies") such as Bitcoin are treated among the states....more

Rise of Blockchain and ICOs Brings Regulatory Scrutiny

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/1/2018

In 2017, the increased adoption of blockchain technology in various industries was partially obscured by the dramatic fluctuations in the price of bitcoins and the prevalence of so-called initial coin offerings (ICOs) to...more

State Regulations On Virtual Currency And Blockchain Technologies

Carlton Fields on 11/10/2017

As of this inaugural publication, there exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as “cryptocurrencies”) such as Bitcoin are treated among the states. For these...more

Blockchain and the Law - Overview of token sales and bitcoin property rights

Perkins Coie on 4/15/2017

On March 29, 2017, Perkins Coie partner Dax Hansen and associate Josh Boehm were invited to the Cyber Initiative at Stanford Law School to deliver a presentation on several cutting-edge legal issues relating to blockchain...more

Treatment of Bitcoin Under U.S. Property Law

Perkins Coie on 3/30/2017

In this white paper, we analyze the treatment of bitcoin under applicable U.S. property law. We conclude that property interests should exist in bitcoin under such law, and that multiple sources of persuasive authority...more

New Regulatory Developments in Blockchain Finance

Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/28/2017

Blockchain technology combines several features of existing financial infrastructure. It is partly a mass repository of historical transactions, partly a decentralized clearinghouse, and partly a digital currency. It is also...more

Bitcoin: Cybersecurity Regulations on the Horizon?

JD Supra Perspectives on 10/17/2016

As legislators grapple with creating legislation intended to bring virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, within the scope of anti-money laundering regulations, the vulnerability of Bitcoin exchanges to theft and other cyber...more

Bitstamp obtains first payment institution license in the world

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/29/2016

Bitstamp, the third largest Bitcoin exchange in the world and located in Luxembourg, announced on April 25, 2016, that it has obtained a payment institution license from Luxembourg, which means it is the first nationally...more

Enforcement Trends in Cryptocurrency

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/9/2015

Cryptocurrency is on the rise...and so are enforcement actions. In less than a decade, cyptocurrencies have grown from a novelty reserved for those dealing in the illicit into a robust platform embraced by financial...more

Plus ça change…NYDFS releases final BitLicense regulations

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/12/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released final BitLicense regulations on June 3, 2015, almost eleven months after the initial BitLicense proposal was issued. The initial proposal went through two...more

New York Releases Final BitLicense Rules

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 6/6/2015

Readers of this blog will know that we have been following the recent legal developments relating to bitcoin and other virtually currency systems. Yesterday, in a significant development reflecting the general maturation of...more

NYDFS Changes to Proposed BitLicense Regulations

Perkins Coie on 2/10/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released its revised proposed BitLicense regulations on February 4, 2015. Changes from NYDFS’ initial proposed regulations are listed below. Among the more...more

New York Revises “BitLicense” Regulations for Virtual Currency Businesses

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/7/2015

Seven months after releasing its BitLicense proposal, the State of New York has published substantial revisions. Like the original version, the revised regulations apply more broadly than federal regulations and require many...more

Virtual Currency, Real Risks

Troutman Pepper on 1/28/2015

CSBS publishes Draft Model Regulatory Framework to promote consistent state regulation of virtual currency activities and protect consumers in the event of a breach. In March 2014, “Mt. Gox,” one of the largest and best-known...more

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