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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 -

NY Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance to its Regulated Industry As a Result of the Ongoing Global Conflict

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. on 6/24/2025

The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) has issued guidance (“Guidance”) to all individuals and entities regulated by the Department (“Regulated Entities”) to underscore the importance of...more

Treasury to Companies: Time to Take Ransomware Reporting Seriously

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/14/2021

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an updated sanctions advisory, providing guidance to companies on sanctions compliance obligations related to ransomware...more

OFAC Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry

White & Case LLP on 11/22/2021

On October 15, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued a brochure to promote sanctions compliance in the virtual currency industry (the "Guidance")1 and updated two related...more

OFAC Puts Virtual Currency Industry On Notice

King & Spalding on 10/26/2021

Guidance Demonstrates OFAC’s Expectations for Sanctions Compliance by Cryptocurrency Industry - On October 15, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury published Sanctions...more

Treasury Releases Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry and Analysis on Ransomware Trends

K2 Integrity on 10/25/2021

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released detailed sanctions compliance guidance for the virtual currency industry (the Guidance). The Guidance provides an overview of OFAC sanctions requirements and lists several best...more

Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry; 2021 Sanctions Review Shows Increasing Focus on Digital Transactions

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/21/2021

On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued tailored sanctions compliance guidance for those operating in the virtual currency industry, including technology...more

OFAC Releases New Detailed Guidance for the Digital Currency Industry

Perkins Coie on 10/20/2021

On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released guidance on sanctions compliance for the digital currency industry, the agency’s most detailed guidance to date on...more

FinCEN Announces National AML/CFT Policy Priorities

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/7/2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 30, 2021, issued national priorities for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy (the Priorities), as required by the...more

Rapidly Shifting Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Currencies | Market Participants: Stay Tuned

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/27/2018

As US regulators have been active in terms of virtual currency regulation, there are three important updates to which attention should be paid. The New York State DFS guidance, the FinCEN letter to Senator Wyden and the...more

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