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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025 #3

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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

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Recent SEC AML Enforcement Against Securities Firms Engaged in Cannabis Sector

The evolving regulatory landscape for marijuana-related businesses poses unique compliance challenges for firms in the securities industry. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) continues to enforce its 2014...more

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Crypto Business Compliance: U.S. Licensing and Regulations

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The crypto industry is evolving rapidly, and regulatory enforcement is keeping pace. Businesses engaged in crypto transactions, custody, lending, trading, or payments must navigate know your customer (KYC) and anti-money...more

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Another Chapter in the Alpine Securities Saga: District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Complaint Challenging AML Enforcement...

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In the possible final stage of the Alpine Securities saga, Judge Clark Waddopous of the United States District Court for the District of Utah issued an opinion granting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) motion...more

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New FinCEN Rule Imposes AML Requirements on Investment Advisers

On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that will define most SEC-registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) and exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) as...more

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Deciphering FinCEN’s New Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Advisers

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On August 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that subjects investment advisers to anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

AML Programs for Investment Advisers

On August 28, the US Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury Department) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that expands anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Investment Advisors – Yes, Financial Crime is Borderless and Legal Entity-Agnostic

There is a growing acknowledgement that money laundering and terrorist financing is borderless and legal entity-agnostic, just as it is already known that cybercriminals and the means to commit cybercrimes continuously attack...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Investment Advisers and Generative AI

Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

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FinCEN Proposes Expanding AML Rules to Investment Advisers

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On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a "Notice of proposed rulemaking" (proposed rule) that would require Securities Exchange Commission...more

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Third Time’s the Charm? Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements Proposed for Registered and Exempt Reporting Investment...

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On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) proposed anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance obligations for certain investment advisers (the “Proposal”)....more

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FinCEN Proposes Extending AML/CFT Requirements to Certain Investment Advisors

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at keeping bad actors from exploiting the U.S. financial system and assets...more

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FINRA Issues 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

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FINRA issued its 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report on January 9, 2024, providing a glimpse into FINRA’s current regulatory oversight of member firms and their registered personnel in 27 topic areas....more

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Treasury Announces Renewed Push for Investment Adviser AML Rules in Q1 2024

The United States Department of the Treasury has announced that it is working to address what it perceives as money laundering risks associated with investment advisers. Specifically, the agency asserts that absent consistent...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2023

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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Binance Settles Criminal and Civil AML and Sanctions Enforcement Actions for Multiple Billions – While its Founder, Owner and...

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As the world now knows, Binance Holdings Limited, doing business as Binance.com (“Binance” or the “Company”), has entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”)....more

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Well, California Has Decided to Regulate Crypto

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On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more

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SEC Exam Priorities Target AML

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Priorities Echo Prior Alerts and Enforcement Actions - The SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released on October 16 a report on its “Examination Priorities” (the “Report”) for fiscal year 2024. This release...more

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Bipartisan group of Senators re-introduce Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “Act”), legislation aimed at closing...more

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce the Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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Legislation Targets Unhosted Wallets, Validators and Digital Asset ATMs - On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the...more

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SEC Issues Alert Outlining Deficiencies in Broker-Dealers’ AML Compliance

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On July 31, 2023, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published an alert outlining deficiencies the Department of Examinations has observed in broker-dealers’ (“BD”) compliance with anti-money...more

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FCPA 2022 Year in Review

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement has yet to rebound from the immediate pre-pandemic period. In 2022, DOJ and SEC resolved eight corporate FCPA matters for $878 million, including four resolutions coordinated...more

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Congress Dramatically Expands Whistleblower Eligibility to Include Auditors & Compliance Professionals to Combat Kleptocratic...

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On December 23, 2022, Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget President Biden has now signed into law.  The Act includes drastic new measures to expand...more

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Key Takeaways From Danske Bank’s Settlement of DOJ and SEC Fraud Charges Over Its Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

On December 13, 2022, Danske Bank A/S, headquartered in Denmark, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349) and agreed to forfeit approximately $2.06 billion to resolve an investigation by...more

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