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Cryptocurrency Victory Amid a Shifting Political Environment: Lesser Charge Still Brings Important Ramifications for Decentralized...

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On Wednesday, August 6, a Southern District of New York jury found Roman Storm, the founder of Tornado Cash, guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business in violation of Section 371 of Title 18 of...more

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Fifth Circuit Rejects OFAC Designation of Tornado Cash Immutable Smart Contracts

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In a closely watched and complicated case, Van Loon et al. v. Dep’t of the Treasury et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) cannot sanction Tornado...more

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All Roads Lead to Roman: Alleged Tornado Cash Co-Founders Roman Storm Arrested and Roman Semenov Sanctioned, Days After Treasury...

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Complex Civil and Criminal Cases Converge - On August 17, 2023, Judge Robert Pitman of the federal district court for the Western District of Texas issued an Order granting summary judgment for the U.S. Treasury Department...more

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Payoneer Pays $1.4 Million to Resolve OFAC Sanctions Violations

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Payoneer, Inc., an online money transmitter and prepaid access company, agreed to pay $1.4 million to OFAC to settle violations of multiple sanctions programs.  ...more

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NY DFS Finalizes Rigorous AML/BSA Regulation

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a new regulation setting forth rigorous standards for monitoring and filtering programs to monitor transactions for potential anti-money laundering (AML) and...more

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