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Crypto Executive Order: A New Era for Digital Assets

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President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Crypto Week in Review - January 2025

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The Trump administration’s first week back in office was marked by a flurry of crypto-related activity among regulators, lawmakers, and the market itself....more

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Expanded Export Controls and Sanctions Require Heightened Compliance for All Industries

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A Changed Regulatory Environment – Companies who think that U.S. export controls and sanctions do not apply to their products and channels of trade should reassess that position. As an example, approximately US$1.1 billion in...more

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The Shadow Financial System

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The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - December 2023

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Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Take Two: The Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Assets Bill 2.0

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On July 12, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican senator from Wyoming who sits on the Agriculture Committee, joined...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NFT Regulatory Issues – a 2022 Review and 2023 Preview

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Despite the minimal regulatory enforcement actions against blockchain game companies and NFT issuers, now is NOT the time to become complacent about regulatory issues. As indicated below, many U.S. agencies are increasing...more

BakerHostetler

Ethereum Moves to PoS; Firms Launch Crypto, NFT Initiatives; EO Crypto Energy Impact Report Published; Crypto Addressed by OFAC,...

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Ethereum Network Completes Transition to Proof of Stake Consensus - After years of development and delays, Ethereum’s long-awaited “merge” occurred this week, changing the network’s consensus mechanism from proof-of-work...more

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Are You Ready for Web3.0 and the Legal Issues it Will Bring?

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Blockchain is one of the most significant new technologies since the internet. It has ushered in what has been referred to as Web3.0. Some of the most popular applications of this technology include NFTs and metaverses. ...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Treasury Department Steps Up Its Counter-Ransomware Efforts and Simultaneously Issues New Sanctions Compliance Guidance for...

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Recently, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department, released a report on ransomware trends stating that during the first half of 2021, 68 different ransomware variants...more

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