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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 -

Regulatory Update: Cayman Islands VASP Licensing Regime Now in Effect

Conyers on 4/23/2025

The Cayman Islands Government has taken a significant step in the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with the commencement of the licensing regime under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (as...more

The Importance of Sound Corporate Governance for Virtual Asset Service Providers: Lessons from Past Failures

Conyers on 10/3/2024

In recent years, the virtual asset industry has experienced exponential growth, bringing about innovations in digital payments, tokenisation and decentralised finance (Defi). While highly innovative, the volatile nature of...more

SEC Division of Enforcement 2019 Annual Report Shows Cryptocurrency Is Still Under the Microscope

Orrick - On the Chain on 11/26/2019

The SEC Division of Enforcement’s 2019 Annual Report, released earlier this month, shows a continuing focus on activities involving blockchain and cryptocurrency, and its website shows an increase in cases since last fiscal...more

SEC Tells How to Fix the Faulty Initial Coin Offering

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 11/19/2018

The SEC simultaneously announced a pair of settled enforcement actions related to illegally offered ICOs with extensive remedial provisions to fix the faulty offerings....more

Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 3: Regulation of Cryptocurrencies.

Burr & Forman on 9/12/2018

This is Part 3 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. ...more

Drawing Legal Lines in Cryptocurrency Regulation: The Importance of Decentralization

The Volkov Law Group on 7/5/2018

The cryptocurrency market is exciting to watch. Based on the revolutionary blockchain distributed ledger system, cryptocurrencies have exploded on the marketplace. As with any new “gold rush” to hit a market, cryptocurrency...more

Cryptoasset Exchanges Respond to New York Attorney General’s Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 5/14/2018

On April 17, 2018, the New York Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) launched a Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative and sent letters to thirteen cryptoasset trading platforms requesting, through a questionnaire, disclosures on...more

Who will have the last word with Virtual Currency? IRS, FinCEN, SEC, OFAC or the CFTC?

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on 5/11/2018

Virtual Currency (VC) investors are currently investing without clarity regarding which Government Agency(s) has the final word with respect to the treatment of VC. US Agencies: IRS, FinCEN, SEC and CFTC – have expressed...more

Who’s on First, What’s on Second – Who is Regulating ICOs, Cryptocurrencies and Exchange Platforms?

The Volkov Law Group on 3/28/2018

When new technologies appear on the scene, Washington regulation is sure to follow. The exact configuration can take years to sort out, especially when it comes to financial products, given the labyrinth of regulatory bodies...more

U.S. Senate Hearing on Cryptocurrencies

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 3/1/2018

On Feb. 6, Jay Clayton and Christopher Giancarlo, the chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), respectively, jointly testified before the Senate Banking...more

SEC Cyber Unit Increases Efforts to Regulate Crypto-Currency

Nossaman LLP on 1/10/2018

Based on how 2017 ended, entities and individuals in the crypto-currency markets should expect increased scrutiny from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2018. The SEC’s Cyber Unit commenced its...more

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