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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2025 #4

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Wyoming Launches Stablecoin; US Bank Enables Blockchain-Based Payments - On Aug. 19, Wyoming became the first U.S. state to issue its own stablecoin, the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT)....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In the First Use of Its Section 9714 Powers, the U.S. Treasury Designated Bitzlato as a Russian-Linked Primary Money Laundering...

On January 17, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Miami arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the founder and majority owner of Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Ltd., on charges of money...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FinCEN prohibits engagement with virtual currency exchange connected to Russian finance

On January 18, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its first order pursuant to section 9714(a) of the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act to identify a Hong Kong-registered global virtual currency...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Crypto and Russia Sanctions: A Primer and Survival Guide For Crypto Companies

The recent comprehensive economic sanctions by the U.S. and other nations against Russia has propelled the crypto community onto the geo-political stage in a major way. As with other forms of payment and methods of money...more

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