On July 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an exemptive order in coordination with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) that allows...more
8/11/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Taxpayer Identification Number ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) were less than six months away from the requirement to implement an anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program...more
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to lift the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry (formerly, Texas Top...more
1/29/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
FinCEN ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays
Since January 1, 2024, when the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial ownership reporting requirements became effective, a key issue has been whether companies that meet the requirements of a “reporting company” are...more
Federal and state regulators have taken an increased interest in regulating cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and the larger blockchain ecosystem. This landscape is opaque and rapidly evolving, and many industry participants...more
9/25/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Coinbase ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Unregistered Securities