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Navigating FinCEN’s Actions on Huione Group: Strengthening Defenses Against Money Laundering

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/6/2025

On May 1, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the Huione Group, a foreign financial institution located in Cambodia. This proposal, enacted under...more

JPEX Is Test Case for Hong Kong’s New Regulatory Regime for Virtual Asset Exchanges

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

Hong Kong regulators recently brought criminal enforcement actions against virtual asset trading platform JPEX and individuals associated with the platform. This case has become the first opportunity for local authorities to...more

Expanding Uses for NFTs Lead to New Legal Frontiers

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 1/23/2023

Despite the ongoing “Crypto Winter,” the use of NFTs continues to rise. NFTs are associated most often with pictures, videos, and music, but developers have been finding many new and useful applications for them. As the...more

Understanding Regulatory Trends: Digital Assets & Anti-Money Laundering

King & Spalding on 7/16/2021

As cryptocurrency’s market cap surpasses the $2.5 trillion mark and continues to climb, global regulators have turned their attention to understanding and addressing the risks surrounding digital assets. In recent years,...more

FinCEN’s Proposed Rulemaking for Cryptocurrency – The Balance of National Security vs. Privacy

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 1/6/2021

Just before the Christmas holidays, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued proposed rulemaking entitled “Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual...more

Blockchain Week in Review - June 2019 #4

Perkins Coie on 7/10/2019

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - CFTC Announces Two Events Designed to Encourage FinTech Innovation - On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced two events designed to...more

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