Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Compliance into the Weeds: Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Upping Your Game: Continuous Monitoring with AI
Daily Compliance News: May 19, 2025, The Definition of Corruption Edition
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 51 – The Compliance Week at 20 Edition
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Great Women in Compliance: Roundtable on The Future of Financial Crime Prevention
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 50 - Hidden in Plain Sight: How Kleptocrats Exploit U.S. Financial Systems
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Analyzing the Treasury's Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
US Stablecoin Issuers Announce Bank Charter Application, New L1 Network - Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform and issuer of the USDP stablecoin, recently announced that it “has filed an application...more
Trump Signs Executive Order To Expand 401(k) Access to Alternative Assets- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 7 directing the Department of Labor to review guidelines that could open 401(k) retirement...more
French Bank Launches USD Stablecoin, US Fintech Expands Stablecoin Reach - The crypto assets division of a major French multinational bank and financial services company (Bank) recently announced the launch of its U.S....more
The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an office to administer and maintain control of custodial accounts collectively known as the “United States Digital Asset Stockpile,” capitalized with all digital assets owned by...more
Digital Asset Companies Continue New Product Launches - Decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Figure Markets recently announced that it has launched “the first interest-bearing transferable stablecoin native to a public...more
US Crypto Companies Expand Via New Licenses, Products, Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has “secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina’s...more
The landscape of government enforcement, private litigation and federal and state regulation of digital assets, blockchain and related technologies is constantly evolving. Each quarter, Ropes & Gray attorneys analyze...more
Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more
U.S. Web3 Companies Launch Products and Tech Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently launched a “Bitcoin-based loans” product that allows customers to post BTC as collateral for USDC loans. ...more
New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....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
CBDC Research Published, Fintech Firms and Banks Launch Crypto Initiatives - The Boston branch of a major U.S. banking agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently released “the findings of their initial...more
In recent months, the increased focus on cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement at both the federal and state levels demonstrates the digital currency’s place as an established component of the financial landscape. At the...more
This issue discusses a variety of legal, regulatory and enforcement developments in the digital asset space in the U.S. and Europe, including expanded reporting requirements for broadly defined cryptocurrency “brokers,” a...more
Every day, the mainstream media and social media are filled with references to cryptocurrency. Depending on who you ask, it’s either simply the next way to spend your money, or it’s a haven for criminal activity. In this...more
The Regulation Process for FinCEN’s New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement Launches - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Thursday to solicit...more
U.S. Developments - Members of Congress Request SEC Clarity On Digital Securities Custody - On December 9, a bipartisan group of representatives penned a letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton regarding the issue of...more
On October 8, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced the release of a Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework produced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Cyber-Digital Task Force. The 83-page framework is intended to help...more
Blockchain Traceability Developments for Automobile, Pharma and Art Industries - Earlier this week, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, in conjunction with its financial services arm and two other...more
In the past, sanctioned jurisdictions like Venezuela have embraced virtual currency as a way to bypass channels that involve U.S. dollars, blunting the impact of U.S. economic sanctions policies aimed at isolating those...more
U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - SEC Chair’s Recent Comments on Digital Assets - Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Jay Clayton touched on digital asset issues during two recent...more
The US Department of Justice vehemently opposed the request for a new trial by the first person charged, convicted and sentenced under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s prohibition against...more