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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

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Client Alert: The GENIUS Act: A Compliance Roadmap for Stablecoin Issuers in 2025

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In April 2025, the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a landmark bill introduced by Senator Bill Hagerty to regulate the $180 billion...more

Kerr Russell

FinCEN Strikes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and Persons

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On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule(goes to new website)”) that significantly alters beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting...more

Allen Matkins

Will Ling Chi Kill The Corporate Transparency Act?

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Ling Chi was a slow and torturous method of execution practiced in Imperial China.  Better known in English as "death by a thousand cuts", ling chi took a terribly long time to kill the condemned prisoner....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Corporate Transparency Act: “Stay” Put

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).  Because a separate nationwide injunction...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Public Companies Quarterly Update (Q2 2024)

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Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Can a Failed Privacy Program Lead to Fentanyl Trafficking or OFAC Violations?

In July 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a joint notice discussing how Mexican-based Transnational...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Summer Regulatory Round-Up | July 2024

The banking regulators have not yet gone out on vacation, as demonstrated by this grab-bag of announcements, speeches, rules and guidance: Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for May 2024

SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Not So Cryptic: IRS Increases Oversight on Cryptocurrency Income Tax Reporting Requirements

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Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the financial markets but also created tax traps for the unwary investor. Building on proposed regulations issued last year, the IRS recently increased its oversight of cryptocurrency...more

Clark Hill PLC

Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the “Large Operating Company” Exemption

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On Jan. 1, the new Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) came into effect and imposes reporting obligations on domestic and foreign entities that are within the scope of the definition of “reporting company” under the statute....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FinCEN’s Proposed Rulemaking: Enhancing Transparency in Residential Real Estate

While many Americans are struggling to achieve the dream of homeownership, there are criminals that abuse the housing market for financial gain. To avoid the scrutiny of financial institutions that have anti-money laundering...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

ArentFox Schiff

AI in 2024: What Every GC Needs to Know

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As we enter into this second full year of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, a clear understanding of the technology and its legal implications becomes crucial for every General Counsel (GC). From understanding...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Key highlights of FinCEN’s final rule on access to Beneficial Ownership Information

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued the Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards Rule (Access Rule) establishing the framework for access to and protection of beneficial ownership...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FinCEN Seeks Enhanced Oversight of Crypto Mixing

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A proposed rule would increase Treasury’s insight into non-US crypto mixing transactions to combat illicit activities by malicious actors. On October 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more

Adams & Reese

FinCEN Issues Alert of Scam E-Mail to Fraudulently Solicit BOI Reporting

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has posted an alert stating it has been notified of recent fraudulent attempts by hackers to solicit information from individuals and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Take Two: The Lummis-Gillibrand Crypto Assets Bill 2.0

On July 12, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican senator from Wyoming who sits on the Agriculture Committee, joined...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Andrea Gacki, Former Director of OFAC, Appointed Director of FinCEN

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Yesterday, the Department of the Treasury announced that Andrea Gacki, who had been serving as the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has been appointed as the Director of the Financial Crimes...more

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Five Things You Need to Know About Launching Fintech Products in the US

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With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United States. For those also focused on...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Bipartisan Bill Takes Aim at Digital Asset Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance

On December 14, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced in the U.S. Senate a new bipartisan bill, titled "Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022" (the “Bill”), intended to curb the...more

K2 Integrity

U.S. Authorities Amplify Enforcement Efforts to Address Financial Crime Risks in the Digital Asset Industry

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The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more

BakerHostetler

2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Cybersecurity Incidents

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Our 2022 Data Security Incident Response Report discussed the increased regulatory scrutiny of cybersecurity incidents and defenses following a year of high-profile and damaging cyberattacks, including the Russia-based...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

March 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions Roundup

In the wake of President Biden’s March 9, 2022, executive order outlining his Administration’s desire to establish a comprehensive federal approach to crypto policy and regulation, federal agencies are continuing to focus on...more

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