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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

Association of State Financial Regulators Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency for Licensed Money Transmitters

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/10/2025

Recognizing the evolving landscape of digital finance, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), an association of state financial regulators, issued advisory guidance on the treatment of virtual currency held on a...more

CSBS Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency and Tangible Net Worth

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/9/2025

On June 26, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) released new guidance regarding the treatment of virtual currency in the calculation of a licensee’s tangible net worth under the Money Transmission Modernization...more

"OVER THE LINE!" Where Banking and Gaming Intersect, the CFPB Has Something to Say.

Hudson Cook, LLP on 5/9/2024

The line between virtual and reality is getting thinner. Gamers pay gaming companies real currency for virtual in-game currency to buy skins, create the world they want to live in (virtually), or purchase loot that aid in...more

[Podcast] Blockchain University: Relationship Drama: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and the Law

BakerHostetler on 3/30/2022

Our fifth episode provides an overview of the key legal issues facing cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the U.S....more

There’s Nothing Virtual About Pennsylvania’s Definition of Money

Alston & Bird on 3/15/2019

When is money not money? When it’s virtual. Our Financial Services & Products Group investigates new guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities that leaves virtual currency out of the definition of...more

Primer on the Draft Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/10/2017

The Uniform Law Commission is set to vote on a draft Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act at its upcoming annual meeting in San Diego beginning on July 14th. As numerous states and federal regulators have...more

Vermont Enacts Loan Solicitation License, Amends Other Financial Regulation Licensing Provisions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/5/2017

Entities engaged in the business of loan solicitation are now required to be licensed with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation following the recent enactment of Act 22. Loan comparison websites, lead generators,...more

Florida Lawmakers Seek to Bring Virtual Currency into the Fold

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/26/2017

On Monday, the state of Florida moved a step closer towards amending its money laundering statute to include the nefarious use of bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The bill, H.B. 1379, has sailed through a committee vote...more

Bitcoin Week in Review 07.20.15 – 07.24.15

Perkins Coie on 7/28/2015

Domestic Developments - Florida. Anthony Murgio and Yuri Lebedev, operators of bitcoin exchange service Coin.mx were arrested on July 21, 2015 for operating the exchange without a money transmission license. The U.S....more

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