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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 -

Regulations On Virtual Assets To Counter Proliferation Financing And Prevent Money Laundering

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 2/17/2025

The advent and rise of cryptocurrency have been a disruptor to the traditional currency system. Even outside the virtual aspect of the currency, the concept is novel due to its accessibility and the level of anonymity...more

DOJ and Treasury Take Crypto Enforcement to the Next Level

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/29/2021

The DOJ’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and Treasury’s OFAC are setting their sights on cryptocurrency use in cybercrimes. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is sharpening its focus on combatting...more

FinCEN Publishes No-Action Letter Analysis and AML/CFT National Priorities

WilmerHale on 7/15/2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has continued a spate of regulatory activity related to financial crimes compliance matters in the first year of the Biden Administration, recapped in its recent report...more

DOJ Cryptocurrency Guidance Outlines Enforcement Partnerships (Part II of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 11/3/2020

DOJ’s Cyber Digital Task Force’s report, “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” provides a comprehensive on the growing partnerships between DOJ and other offices within the executive branch....more

Cryptocurrency Compliance: The Importance of Internal Investigations

The Volkov Law Group on 7/3/2018

For those still new to the sector, Coinbase has established itself as one of (if not the) most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the U.S. Coinbase, to the delight of compliance officers everywhere, has been...more

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