Key Takeaways -
- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s recently issued notice, which addresses regulations and increased rates of fraud surrounding convertible virtual currency kiosks, carries significant implications...more
8/11/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Services Business ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Virtual Currency
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a highly anticipated proposed rule that would implement key provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a...more
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress overrode a presidential veto to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020), which amends and modernizes the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The AMLA 2020 includes sweeping reforms updating...more
4/13/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Senior Foreign Political Figures (SFPFs) ,
Subpoenas ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblower Awards
Purpose -
Distributed ledger technology (“DLT”), including the use of blockchain technology, has been touted as a way to create and validate digital identities that serve many of the same purposes that physical forms of...more
5/22/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Data ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Ethereum ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Identity Protection Services ,
Identity Theft ,
Privacy Laws ,
Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) ,
Technology ,
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