This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more
3/24/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC, or Commission) has issued an enforcement advisory detailing how its Division of Enforcement (Division) will evaluate self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation from companies...more
3/6/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fraud ,
Mitigation ,
Risk Management ,
Self-Reporting
Effective February 20, 2025, the Secretary of State designated eight Latin American organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and as Specially...more
2/24/2025
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Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi, recently released over a dozen memoranda on a variety of policies – ranging from plea agreements and sentencing criteria, to the DOJ’s amplified focus on...more
2/10/2025
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Cartels ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Joint Task Force ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Trump Administration
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Wall Street Exchange (WSE), a Dubai-based money exchange service provider, entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) and agreed to pay more than $9.2 million to...more
2/5/2025
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Bank Fraud ,
BSA/AML ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Entities ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Transmitter ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Settlement ,
White Collar Crimes