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Virtual Currency › Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

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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 -

Implications of FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Virtual Currency Mixers

K2 Integrity on 1/29/2024

On 17 January 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on virtual currency mixers and the implications of this first-of-its-kind 311 designation on the virtual currency industry. Elizabeth...more

[Webinar] Implications of FinCEN's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Virtual Currency Mixers - January 17th, 9:00 am PT

K2 Integrity on 12/21/2023

Join K2 Integrity Global Co-managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer Juan Zarate and Coinbase Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance Valerie-Leila Jaber for a discussion of FinCEN’s notice of proposed rulemaking on...more

Hamas, Terrorist Financing, and Cryptocurrency

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/8/2023

The October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas have re-focused U.S. government efforts to identify and counter funding streams for Hamas and terrorist activity in general – including, in particular, through the use of...more

FinCEN to Shed Light on Illicit Use of Virtual Currency Mixing Through Enhanced Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements

Troutman Pepper on 11/29/2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies international convertible virtual currency mixing as a class of...more

FinCEN Proposes New Regulation To Enhance Transparency In Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing And Combat Terrorist Financing

K2 Integrity on 11/14/2023

Summary of What Has Happened and What Is Yet to Come - On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), pursuant to...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

Biden Administration Faces Last-Ditch Efforts by the Trump Administration to Curb the Digital Assets Industry

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/25/2021

The incoming Biden team will need to quickly address significant digital asset issues, including a major enforcement action and a significant proposed FinCEN rule initiated in the final days of the outgoing administration. ...more

Pumping the Brakes: FinCEN Reopens Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Reporting & Recordkeeping Rules

King & Spalding on 1/18/2021

After Widespread Market Opposition in an Expedited First Round of Comments, FinCEN Solicits More Feedback on Rule Seeking to “Close Gaps” in Virtual Currency Anti-Money Laundering Rules On January 14, in a surprise move,...more

FinCEN and Federal Reserve Propose To Significantly Lower Threshold for International Funds Transfers Under Recordkeeping and...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/11/2020

On October 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve, together with FinCEN, “the Agencies”)...more

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Virtual Currency › Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

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