According to a recent press release, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, First National Digital Currency...more
February 29, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a case study focused on pension fund investments in affordable apartments. February 29, 2024- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued an...more
On October 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve, together with FinCEN, “the Agencies”)...more
In October of last year, we wrote about the challenges faced by virtual currency businesses in complying with the Travel Rule following new guidance from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Financial Crimes...more
On October 8, 2020, the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task Force (“the Task Force”) issued its Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (the “Report”), which offers background on virtual assets, enforcement milestones, and...more
CFTC Extends Designation of DTCC-SWIFT as Provider of Legal Entity Identifiers - On July 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order extending the designation of the Depository Trust and Clearing...more