The rollercoaster has more hills and turns. On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed that the Government is entitled to a stay of the universal injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In light of this...more
1/27/2025
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 23, 2024, issued an order lifting a prior order issued by a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas granting a nationwide preliminary...more
12/30/2024
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Time Extensions
On March 29, 2024, the Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in collaboration with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union...more
On October 11, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) acted in parallel to issue the first joint action in the cryptocurrency market against Bittrex. Bittrex...more
The market for digital assets has exploded in recent years. Digital and virtual currency activities provide great opportunities financially and technologically. However, such currencies can be utilized for illicit activity...more