In an effort to align the permissibility of crypto activities for all member banks of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRS", which includes all national banks and state member banks), the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
2/15/2023
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Anatoly Legkodymov, Russian founder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato Limited ("Bitzlato"), was arrested on January 17 based on an Amended Complaint filed by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") charging...more
2/7/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
Dark Web ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Transfers ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
On August 2, in its first ever cryptocurrency enforcement action, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") announced it had imposed a $30 million fine on Robinhood Crypto, LLC ("RHC") for failures in its...more
8/15/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
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NYDFS ,
Regulatory Violations ,
State and Local Government ,
Virtual Currency
As with any new phenomenon, the rise of digital assets has created a new lexicon. "Blockchain," "tokens," and "coins" are now household vocabulary. Central to the discussion are a set of assets generally classified as...more