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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

GLI British Virgin Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

Carey Olsen on 1/8/2025

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more

RegFi Episode 25: Virtual Currencies: Exploring the Regulatory Landscape with Jerry Comizio

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/28/2024

Jerry Comizio joins RegFi cohosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk for a conversation about the intricate world of virtual currencies. Professor Comizio is Associate Director of the Business Law Program at American...more

MiCAR under the microscope - Part 3: The issuance of stablecoins under MiCAR: Scope and requirements

A&O Shearman on 12/15/2023

The huge expansion of crypto-assets over recent years and the popularity of their underlying technology (distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain) have come with their share of challenges, including a significant...more

California Governor Orders Agencies to Create Transparent Regulatory Framework for Blockchain and Digital Assets

Jones Day on 5/11/2022

California's governor issued an executive order requiring state agencies, led by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, to create a "transparent" regulatory framework for blockchain technologies and digital...more

The UK’s Plan to Become a Global Crypto Hub

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/12/2022

On April 4, 2022, the UK government announced plans to become a “global hub” for the cryptoasset industry with proposals for the regulation of stablecoins, development of an NFT (non-fungible token) issued by the Royal Mint,...more

Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/29/2021

Throughout 2020, cryptocurrencies experienced incremental progress towards the mainstream as institutional investors and financial institutions made positive statements about the nascent asset class, an increasing number of...more

New York's Relaxed BitLicense Could Still Take Lessons From Wyoming's Permissive Approach

Carlton Fields on 7/28/2020

New York’s slogan “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” seems like it was written specifically for cryptocurrency companies. Since 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) established a...more

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Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/12/2018

Walmart’s retail efforts to keep pace with Amazon are well documented. Now it appears that the company’s refusing to concede the entertainment space, either, as evidenced by its new partnerships with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and...more

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Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/26/2017

Mega luxury brand news yesterday, as LVMH announced a series of moves that, combined with $13.1 billion, helped it take over the 70-year-old French fashion house Christian Dior....more

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