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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 -

The Shadow Financial System

White & Case LLP on 6/18/2024

The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more

MiCAR under the microscope - Part 3: The issuance of stablecoins under MiCAR: Scope and requirements

A&O Shearman on 12/15/2023

The huge expansion of crypto-assets over recent years and the popularity of their underlying technology (distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain) have come with their share of challenges, including a significant...more

The UK’s Plan to Become a Global Crypto Hub

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/12/2022

On April 4, 2022, the UK government announced plans to become a “global hub” for the cryptoasset industry with proposals for the regulation of stablecoins, development of an NFT (non-fungible token) issued by the Royal Mint,...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.12.2019 | Top Story: Fed Holds Rates Steady And Looks to Stay There

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/12/2019

As expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday while also signaling that “they would wait to see how the economy fared before making another move”....more

Alert: The Regulation of Virtual, Digital and Crypto-currencies

Cooley LLP on 1/14/2015

There are more than 6004 virtual currencies in use around the world today. Bitcoin is one of the best known and most widely used in Europe and North America. ...more

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