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FinCEN Issues Order Delaying Effective Date of Investment Adviser Rule

Following an earlier announcement on July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), on August 5, 2025, issued an Exemptive Relief Order (“Order”) to delay for two years,...more

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U.S. Senate introduces Act to apply AML/BSA laws to art dealers and auction houses

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On July 23, 2025, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA), introduced the federal Art Market Integrity Act (the...more

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FinCEN Announces Intention to Postpone Effective Date of Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt...

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FinCEN will work through the rulemaking process to formally extend the IA AML Rule effective date and intends to provide the IA sector with regulatory certainty by issuing appropriate exemptive relief delaying the effective...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Aspects of the GENIUS Act

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On March 13, 2025, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which aims to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, passed the United States Committee on Banking,...more

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Recent Developments Raise Significant Questions about the Future of Regulation and Enforcement of Cryptocurrency

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Recent developments in the world of crypto have come at a rapid pace to open 2025 not only signaling but, in some instances, explicitly declaring the Trump Administration’s intent to significantly relax or eliminate...more

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Latest Corporate Transparency Act Update from FinCEN: Enforcement Paused, For Now

Stay tuned – another shoe is likely to drop from Washington D.C. on the CTA (“Corporate Transparency Act”) in the next three weeks. As we previously reported on February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more

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Client Alert: Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirements are Back

On February 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury et al., stayed (lifted) the injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more

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State Stablecoin Legislation

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Stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to fiat currency or other assets, play a crucial role in crypto markets, offering price stability and facilitating transactions. Despite their growing significance, there is no...more

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Crypto Executive Order: A New Era for Digital Assets

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President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more

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Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - January 30, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

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Crypto Quarterly Digital Assets, Blockchain and Related Technologies Update

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The landscape of government enforcement, private litigation and federal and state regulation of digital assets, blockchain and related technologies is constantly evolving. Each quarter, Ropes & Gray attorneys analyze...more

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Game On – Again, Not Exactly: Supreme Court Stays CTA Universal Injunction

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The rollercoaster has more hills and turns. On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed that the Government is entitled to a stay of the universal injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In light of this...more

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State-Level Developments: The Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets

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As we begin the 119th Congress, the nation is also preparing for the new administration to take office in just a few weeks. While federal action on digital assets remains a key focus, this week’s Crypto Policy Tracker shifts...more

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GLI British Virgin Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

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Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more

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Upcoming Deadline for Corporate Transparency Act Compliance

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As we near the end of 2024, it’s crucial to be aware of an important deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Reporting companies formed before January 1, 2024, must file their initial Beneficial Ownership...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Reporting Form for Residential Real Estate Deals

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As we previously blogged, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Final Rule,...more

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PHFintech: Crypto Policy Tracker

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With the 119th Congress set to take office in January, we’re here to keep you up to date on key developments in the fast-evolving landscape of crypto policy. As a reminder, each new Congress starts with a clean slate, meaning...more

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Treasury Department Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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On August 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published its semiannual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register, detailing the agency’s upcoming regulatory actions and priorities. The agenda outlines the proposed, final,...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Enhance AML/CFT Programs Across Industries

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FinCEN’s recent preliminary rulemaking aims to enhance and modernize regulations with requirements and priorities that affect a broad range of “financial institutions” across industries—but lacks concrete guidance on...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Strengthen AML/CFT Programs

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On June 28, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a proposed rule aimed at strengthening and modernizing financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering the...more

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The Shadow Financial System

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The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more

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SEC, FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for RIAs and ERAs

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On May 13, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would impact how investment advisers handle...more

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Regulators Seek to Saddle Industry With New Obligations: Firms Bridle and Stir Up Opposition

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the SEC have adopted or are proposing substantial increases in regulation of industry participants, primarily investment...more

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The Macro-Economic Environment: What It Means for VC Firms

Hope for a resurgence during 2024 in Venture Capital fundraising, investment, and returns was strong at the beginning of this year, with optimism fueled by the recovery in 2023 of U.S. stock markets (lead by the performance...more

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