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A&O Shearman

ESMA peer review report issuing CASP oversight recommendations under MiCAR

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a peer review report assessing the authorisation and supervision of a crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...more

Jones Day

Banking on Crypto: Regulators Clarify Rules for Digital Asset Safekeeping

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Federal banking regulators continue to promote a more "crypto-positive" regulatory environment through recent joint guidance issued to clarify risk management and compliance expectations for banks providing crypto-asset...more

K2 Integrity

[Webinar] Banking Digital Assets – Key AML Compliance Considerations - July 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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K2 Integrity’s Justina Rousseau, senior managing director, and Elizabeth Severinovskaya, managing director, will join Arnold & Porter’s Kevin M. Toomey, partner and chair of the Financial Services practice, and Erik Walsh,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Financial Regulation Update

The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Advisors aren’t sold on Bitcoin

On whether to recommend Bitcoin and other digital assets for clients, financial advisers are wary about their fiduciary duty to clients, according to a CoinShares survey....more

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IOSCO publishes 2025 Work Program

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its 2025 Work Program, setting out its ongoing and planned initiatives for 2025. These include: (i) prioritising issues related to non-bank...more

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ESAs publish guidelines on the standardised test for crypto-assets and templates for explanations and opinions under MiCAR

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The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published guidelines on: (i) a common approach for the regulatory classification of crypto-assets under the Markets in Crypto-asset Regulation (MiCAR); and (ii) templates for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

OCC Clarifies Bank Authority to Engage in Certain Cryptocurrency Activities

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On March 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a significant update regarding the involvement of national banks and federal savings associations in cryptocurrency activities. Interpretive Letter 1183...more

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Wolfsberg Group FAQs to help assess risks generated by the emergence of digital assets for AML and CTF purposes

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The Wolfsberg Group has published FAQs on defining digital assets. The FAQs propose definitions to be used by financial institutions, policymakers, supervisors and regulators to understand the characteristics of digital...more

Hogan Lovells

Depositaries and capital management companies: Responsibilities in the Crypto Era

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On 25 February 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published a consultation paper outlining a circular that addresses the responsibilities of...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

OSC Reviews Restricted Dealer Crypto Asset Trading Platforms

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The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) completed a focused compliance review of the know-your-client (“KYC”), account appropriateness assessment and Client Limit (as defined below) practices of crypto asset trading...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS warns against risks of sentiment-based cryptoassets

Recently, NYDFS published an industry letter to “all virtual currency business entities licensed under 23 NYCRR Part 200 or chartered as limited purpose trust companies under the New York Banking Law,” disclosing that it is...more

Mayer Brown

Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector: EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act Takes Effect

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Beginning 17 January 2025, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to almost all EU financial entities, including banks, insurers and reinsurers, brokers , payment and electronic money institutions,...more

K2 Integrity

Fiat Ramps Unlocked: Practical Tips For Banks And Crypto Firms

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Ask any centralized cryptocurrency firm to name one of their biggest priorities or challenges—and then count the number of times they mention bank partnerships. For crypto firms, the loss of, or failure to acquire, a bank...more

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DORA: Get ready, get set, take action

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act 2022/2554 (DORA) is a European regulation that will come into force on January 17, 2025. The regulation aims to strengthen the digital operational resilience of the financial sector...more

White & Case LLP

2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

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This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

PLI Anti-Money Laundering Conference to Address Key Issues in BSA/AML (UPDATED)

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I am very pleased to co-chair again the Practicing Law Institute’s 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Conference on May 23, 2024, starting at 9 a.m. in New York City (the event also will be virtual).  I am also really fortunate to be...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 29th Annual Flagship Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions - November 21st - 22nd, Toronto, ON,...

Don’t miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts at Canadian Institute’s Annual Flagship Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions. This event will equip you with strategies to...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - July 2023

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31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more

Hogan Lovells

UK: FCA introduces new rules for marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers

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The FCA has published its anticipated Policy Statement (PS23/6) ‘Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets’ which brings cryptoasset promotions made to UK consumers within the regulator’s remit. The new rules, which come...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Agencies warn banks of crypto-asset liquidity risks

On February 23, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC released a joint statement addressing bank liquidity risks tied to crypto-assets. The agencies warned that using sources of funding from crypto-asset-related entities...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Risks Associated with Crypto-Assets

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On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively the Agencies)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Heightened Scrutiny: Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement Highlighting Key Crypto Risks

On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2020

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In last year’s publication and in our mid-year progress report, we highlighted the top regulatory focus areas for our clients during 2019, concentrating on wholesale market structures and conduct risk. This publication...more

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