News & Analysis as of October 15, 2024

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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 -

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends - August 2024

DLA Piper on 9/3/2024

This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2023 # 4

Troutman Pepper on 10/25/2023

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Bank Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/5/2023

On the first business day of the year, January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

FDIC Weighs In on Crypto Activities

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/15/2022

Last week, the FDIC issued a Financial Institution Letter (“FIL”) related to crypto activities, following in some ways in the footsteps of the OCC in requiring notice to the regulator before engaging in crypto-related...more

FDIC Requires Reporting of Crypto-Related Activities

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/14/2022

Any Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-supervised institution that is considering engaging in crypto-related activity must now notify the FDIC of its intent and provide all necessary information to create a dialogue...more

Regulators Gallop To Cryptocurrency's "Wild West"

Bilzin Sumberg on 12/16/2021

Even enthusiastic participants in the booming cryptocurrency sector have at times described it as having a distinctly “Wild West” feel at this relatively early stage of its development. Lately, though, there has been no...more

New Strides in Crypto-Asset Regulation

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/6/2021

On November 23, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released Interpretive Letter 1179 (the “Letter”), which is the culmination of a review of prior Interpretive Letters on cryptocurrency and related...more

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