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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 -

PA Department of Banking and Securities: Virtual Currency is “Money”

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/14/2024

On April 20, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (“DoBS”) issued a policy statement (“Policy Statement”) to “clarify” that the Department’s interpretation of the term “money” in the Pennsylvania Money...more

In the First Use of Its Section 9714 Powers, the U.S. Treasury Designated Bitzlato as a Russian-Linked Primary Money Laundering...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/7/2023

On January 17, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Miami arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the founder and majority owner of Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Ltd., on charges of money...more

Senators Introduce Bill to Extend Anti-Money Laundering Rules to Cryptocurrency

Troutman Pepper on 12/19/2022

On December 14, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022 (the Act) that would extend anti-money laundering and countering of the financing...more

Blockchain Game Developers and FinCEN: When are State Money Transmission Laws Applicable?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/4/2022

The rising prevalence of crypto and virtual currencies has invited the scrutiny of several regulatory bodies who continue to grapple with the unique challenges posed by blockchain technology, FinCEN being one prime example....more

FinCEN Crypto & Ransomware Guidance: Will 2022 Bring More Changes?

Torres Trade Law, PLLC on 1/26/2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) has made clear that businesses engaging in certain activities involving virtual currencies are subject to registration,...more

FinCEN Publishes No-Action Letter Analysis and AML/CFT National Priorities

WilmerHale on 7/15/2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has continued a spate of regulatory activity related to financial crimes compliance matters in the first year of the Biden Administration, recapped in its recent report...more

FinCEN Director Emphasizes AML Priorities for Casinos, Sports Wagering, Mobile Gaming, and Card Clubs in Las Vegas Speech

Blank Rome LLP on 8/22/2019

As underscored in a recent speech by the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), compliance officers should ensure that their anti-money laundering (“AML”) programs are current with FinCEN’s...more

New FinCEN Cryptocurrency Guidance Clarifies Applicability of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Virtual Currency Business...

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/24/2019

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is the U.S. Treasury Department bureau charged with monitoring financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing and...more

FinCEN Director Addresses Virtual Currency and Touts Regulatory Leadership and Value of SAR Filings

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/13/2018

Address Emphasizes Role of SARs in Fighting Illegal Activity, Including Drug Dealing Fueling the Opioid Crisis - Kenneth Blanco, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), discussed last week...more

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