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FinCEN Payment Systems Digital Assets

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
Mayer Brown

FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

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On June 18, 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) revised the Travel Rule requirements for certain funds transfers (the “2025 Revisions”). The 2025 Revisions are intended to adapt anti-money laundering (“AML”)...more

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From Cash to Crypto: Could USD Stablecoins Be the High Road for Florida’s Cannabis Industry

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Why Are Florida’s Cannabis Businesses Still Stuck in the Cash Age? In Florida, licensed medical marijuana businesses may be legal under state law, but under federal law cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance....more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2025 #2

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Traditional and Digital Asset Companies Announce New Products, Acquisitions - In a recent press release, a global payments technology company announced expanded support for stablecoin- and blockchain-based settlement...more

Cozen O'Connor

Passage of the GENIUS Act: A Turning Point in Stablecoin and Digital Asset Regulation

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President Donald J. Trump has signed into law the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025), establishing the first comprehensive federal framework for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”) establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of...more

Morgan Lewis

The Future of Payments: US Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape

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The US Congress is advancing legislation to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the US Senate’s GENIUS Act of 2025 at the forefront. The bill outlines requirements for permitted issuers, redemption...more

A&O Shearman

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech - Q3 2022

Welcome to Wilson Sonsini’s Focus on Fintech newsletter. This quarterly newsletter provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments impacting the fintech industry. The third quarter of 2022 has been a...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Responsible Financial Innovation Act Offers Clarity, Safeguards for Digital Assets - Banking and Payment Stablecoins

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The RFIA could make it easier for fintechs dealing in digital assets and stablecoins to access Federal Reserve bank services. Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which was...more

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