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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... more +
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 -
K&L Gates LLP

United States: The Continuing Shift to Modern Money Transmission Laws

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Within the past two months, three states have adopted the Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA). The governors of Virginia, Mississippi, and most recently Colorado, signed bills that implement the MTMA, and two other...more

Allen Matkins

Legislator Proposes Enactment Of The Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act

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Last month, California joined Hawaii, Nevada and Oklahoma in considering enactment of the Uniform Law Commission's Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act. California's bill, AB 1489, was introduced by Assembly...more

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Retaining North Carolina's Booming Virtual Currency Industry

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North Carolina rightfully regards itself as a leader in innovation and as a hub for technology—it hosts Research Triangle Park and world-renowned universities, and according to the NCTech’s 2018 State of Technology Industry...more

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A Proposed Statutory Framework for State Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses: The Uniform Law Commission’s “Uniform...

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Last July, the Uniform Law Commission completed a uniform model state law, known as the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act (“URVCBA” or the “Act”) (Steve Weise participated in the preparation of the Act)....more

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