Building on the recent passage of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), at the American Bar Association’s 2024 National Institute on White Collar Crime conference in San Francisco earlier this month (2024 ABA...more
3/19/2024
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Fintech and Crypto Firms Announce Myriad New Crypto Product Launches -
This week, a major global payments firm announced the launch of a stablecoin settlement solution that leverages technology by Fireblocks, a digital...more
6/10/2022
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CFTC ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
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Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
According to reports, a major U.S.-based global investment bank has allowed a borrower to use bitcoin as collateral for a cash loan, for the first time in the bank’s history. In other financial news, according to reports, the...more
5/9/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Fraud ,
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
NYDFS ,
Patriot Act ,
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