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On December 17, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a Digital Assets Primer to provide updated information to the public about emerging concepts in digital assets.
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FinCEN Proposes New Digital Asset Rules to Target Money Laundering
by: Daniel M. Payne | Blockchain Law Center | (12/21/2020)
On December 18, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed rule for virtual currency transactions involving unhosted wallets.
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FinHub Becomes a Stand-Alone Office
by: Matthew B. Comstock , Larry E. Bergmann | Blockchain Law Center | (12/04/2020)
The SEC announced on December 3rd that its Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, FinHub, will become a stand-alone office.
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Agencies Issue Joint Rule Proposing to Amend Bank Secrecy Act Regulations
by: Macauley B. Venora | Blockchain Law Center | (11/02/2020)
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve are soliciting comments on a joint notice of proposed rulemaking which proposes to amend the Bank Secrecy Act to affirmatively apply Recordkeeping Rule and Travel Rule regulations to Convertible Virtual Currencies, and also proposes to reduce the monetary threshold for reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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CFTC Advisory to FCMs on Accepting Virtual Currency
by: Elizabeth Lan Davis , Brian M. Walsh | Blockchain Law Center | (10/24/2020)
In response to market participants’ request for guidance on how the customer protection provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”) and the Regulations (“Regulations”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) apply to virtual currencies deposited by futures customers or cleared swaps customers with futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) issued an advisory on October 21, 2020 (“Advisory”) regarding the holding of virtual currency in segregated accounts. The Advisory provides FCMs with its views on accepting and holding customer virtual currency assets. The Advisory also sets forth guidance on practices to consider in developing and maintaining risk management programs in accordance with Regulation 1.11 when holding virtual currency as customer funds. With the issuance of this Advisory, FCMs holding virtual currencies as customer funds should consider themselves on notice of these requirements and should immediately incorporate these requirements into their risk management programs.
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Federal Court Rules Kik Token Offering Violated Securities Laws
by: Daniel M. Payne | Blockchain Law Center | (10/01/2020)
On September 30, 2020, a New York federal judge agreed with the SEC that Kik Interactive Inc.'s sale of its cryptocurrency, Kin, violated securities laws. The case had been one of the most hotly contested concerning the application of securities laws to the sale of cryptocurrency.
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Blockchain Law Center | (03/25/2021)
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Digital Asset Summit: 2021 New York City | September 14 & 15, 2021
09/14/2021 - 09/15/2021 | (03/22/2021)