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FinCEN Addresses Increased Fraud Involving Convertible Virtual Currency Kiosks

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Key Takeaways - - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s recently issued notice, which addresses regulations and increased rates of fraud surrounding convertible virtual currency kiosks, carries significant implications...more

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Hamas, Terrorist Financing, and Cryptocurrency

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The October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas have re-focused U.S. government efforts to identify and counter funding streams for Hamas and terrorist activity in general – including, in particular, through the use of...more

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FinCEN Proposes New Regulation To Enhance Transparency In Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing And Combat Terrorist Financing

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Summary of What Has Happened and What Is Yet to Come - On 19 October 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), pursuant to...more

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FinCEN Reports Spiraling SARs Relating to Ransomware

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On October 15, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a financial trend analysis on ransomware relating to Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) filed in the first half of this year (“Analysis”). ...more

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FinCEN Announces National AML/CFT Policy Priorities

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 30, 2021, issued national priorities for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy (the Priorities), as required by the...more

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The CFTC Begins Policing AML Enforcement

Financial institutions with anti-money laundering responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) take note: there’s a new sheriff in town.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently finished its fiscal year with...more

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FinCEN Sends Message to the Virtual Currency Industry: The Travel Rule Applies to You, Too

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FinCEN Director Ken Blanco addressed this year’s Consensus Blockchain Conference on May 13, 2020. In a set of prepared remarks, Blanco recognized the unprecedented challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for...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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If you Exchange Virtual Currency, you are a Money Transmitter and must comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)

FinCEN defines a Money Service Business (MSB) as any person DOING BUSINESS, whether or not on a regular basis or as an organized business concern, in one or more of the following capacities...more

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New FinCEN Cryptocurrency Guidance Clarifies Applicability of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Virtual Currency Business...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is the U.S. Treasury Department bureau charged with monitoring financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing and...more

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Application of FinCEN’s regulations to certain business models involving convertible virtual currencies

On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued interpretive guidance1 summarizing the application of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) rules to business models “involving money transmission denominated in...more

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Update: Government Enforcement in the Cryptocurrency Space

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First Post in a Two-Part Series - Recent actions in the crypto realm demonstrate that authorities and regulators have not slackened their commitment to applying and enforcing Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) laws and...more

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Cryptoassets and Open Source Software: UK proposes gold-plating transposition of the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive

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Currently, cryptoasset exchanges and wallet providers are not generally required (depending on their business model) to identify their customers, monitor transactions or report suspicious activity. On 15 April HM Treasury...more

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