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Cryptocurrency Joint Statements

Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Risk-Management Considerations for Cryptoasset Safekeeping

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Banking organizations safekeeping digital assets for customers must do so in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Agencies Release Guidance on Crypto-Asset Safekeeping for Banks

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On July 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) jointly issued a statement addressing the...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-related Liquidity Risks

Earlier yesterday, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a “Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks to Banking Organizations...more

White & Case LLP

A New “Operation Choke Point”? The Quickly Changing Rules on Crypto Activities for Member Banks

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In an effort to align the permissibility of crypto activities for all member banks of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRS", which includes all national banks and state member banks), the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed Board Denies Crypto Firm’s Bid to Join Federal Reserve System

On January 27, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced that it unanimously voted to deny a crypto firm’s application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. This denial ends the crypto firm’s 27-month effort to...more

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto Risks

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Banking organizations should ensure appropriate risk management, but regulators are skeptical of certain crypto activities as principal. On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Agencies warn banks of crypto-asset risks

On January 3, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC issued a joint interagency statement highlighting key risks banks should consider when choosing to engage in cryptocurrency-related services. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Regulators Express Concern About Banks’ Exposure to Cryptoasset Risks

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) issued a Joint Statement on...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Bank Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks

On the first business day of the year, January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

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Agencies Approve Final Rule: Computer-Security Incident Notification

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In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (together, the Agencies) issued a final rule...more

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CFPB Grants No-Action Letter for Proposed Small-Dollar Credit Product

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In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Trump Administration Plans to Introduce New AML Requirements for Cryptocurrencies

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remarked before a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee three weeks ago that “significant new requirements at FinCEN” for cryptocurrencies would be introduced quickly, in response to...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Warn of Crypto AML Enforcement

Based on a recent regulatory statement, entities involved with cryptocurrency or digital assets should revisit their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism obligations (AML/CFT) compliance under the...more

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In Case You Needed A Reminder – AML/CFT Regulations Apply to Transactions in Cryptocurrencies

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Earlier this month, the leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a joint statement reminding individuals...more

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Financial Regulatory Leaders Highlight Anti-Money Laundering Issues With Digital Asset Transactions - Regulators highlight AML/CFT...

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On October 11, 2019, the heads of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), issued a joint statement...more

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SEC, CFTC and FinCEN Issue Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets

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On October 11, 2019, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - October 2019

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U.S. Developments - U.S. Federal Regulatory Developments - CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Leaders Release a Join Statement on Digital Assets - On October 11, 2019, the heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”),...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Joint Statement on Digital Assets from CFTC, SEC and FinCEN - a Warning to the Crypto Industry regarding Anti-Money Laundering and...

The leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Agencies”) issued a joint statement to remind persons engaged in...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - July 2019

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Statement on Digital Asset Custody Issues - On July 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry...more

King & Spalding

Why It’s Taking So Long: the SEC and FINRA Issue Guidance on Crypto Broker-Dealer Complexities

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The SEC signaled last week that it appears to be growing more comfortable approving certain digital asset activities, qualifying the first two initial coin offerings ever to proceed as registered securities....more

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