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Carey Olsen

Ten things every VASP should know about the BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022

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The Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (the “VASP Act”) came into force on 1 February 2023. The VASP Act regulates virtual asset service providers (“VASPs”) and requires that VASPs be registered with the BVI Financial...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Finding John Doe: IRS Steps up Enforcement Efforts to Take the Anonymity Out of Virtual Currency

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is stepping up its virtual currency enforcement, and taxpayers who have engaged in a cryptocurrency transaction should immediately assess any potential tax implications as the IRS has...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The implementation of the Fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive in German Law – Tighten the tight?

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In the course of the “Panama Paper” scandal, Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – known as 4. Anti-Money Laundering...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Current Developments in Bank Deposits and Payment Systems (Spring 2019)

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This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. The U.S. department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued new guidance concerning the customer...more

A&O Shearman

Financial Action Task Force Reports to G20

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The Financial Action Task Force has published a Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on its ongoing work to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. The report summarizes the FATF's work...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

AML/BSA Focus by U.S. Senate Committee Testimony – From Beneficial Ownership to Cryptocurrency

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This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held hearings focused in part on Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) and the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”)....more

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