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Bitcoin Regulatory Requirements Anti-Money Laundering

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Deploys Pincer Maneuver on Perceived Crypto Abuses

Crypto’s two calling cards, decentralization and anonymity, can lead to abuses, such as money laundering and tax evasion. The U.S. Treasury has long combatted crypto money laundering...more

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Breakthrough in Italian Cryptocurrency Regulation: Statutory Registration for Providers and Exchangers

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The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF") issued a new decree ("Decree") requiring that virtual asset/currency service providers promptly enroll in a soon-to-be established special section of the register held by...more

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FinCEN Sends Message to the Virtual Currency Industry: The Travel Rule Applies to You, Too

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FinCEN Director Ken Blanco addressed this year’s Consensus Blockchain Conference on May 13, 2020. In a set of prepared remarks, Blanco recognized the unprecedented challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for...more

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Regulating Cryptoassets May Be Harder Than FCA Expects

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The Advancement of Digital Assets and Addressing Financial Crime Risk at New York University School of Law about tackling financial crime and imposing anti-money laundering (“AML”) regulation on the emerging market for...more

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Power of the Peirce: SEC Commissioner Spends Some of Her Influence on Trying to Help Crypto Network Developers

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce continues to be one of the most vocal persons in leadership positions at federal regulators who are promoting innovation in digital currency and the blockchain....more

King & Spalding

Fake It Till You Make It: The Travel Rule And Virtual Currencies

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The Travel Rule is an old friend for those familiar with banking regulations and anti-money laundering rules. The Rule, first issued by FinCEN in 1995 with fiat currency in mind, requires banks and nonbank financial...more

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