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Introduction to Cryptocurrency Exchange Compliance

Crypto-related compliance is crucial for the stability and trustworthiness of the crypto industry. As the number of cryptocurrency users continuesโ€ฆ

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Russiaโ€™s Cryptocurrency Pivot: Legislated Sanctions Evasion

In response to mounting financial pressures of Western sanctions, Russia enacted significant legislation legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the useโ€ฆ

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MiCAโ€™s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 3

Challenges remain  Despite the extensive work by the EBA and ESMA, in close cooperation with national regulators, MiCA still leavesโ€ฆ

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MiCAโ€™s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 2

Stablecoins in the EU Stablecoins are the single biggest crypto-asset use case currently in digital asset markets. Circle, the issuerโ€ฆ

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MiCAโ€™s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 1

Transaction volumes show that stablecoins are currently the biggest use case for crypto assets. That makes June 30, 2024 aโ€ฆ

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In conversation with the worldโ€™s first and only standalone virtual assets regulator: Dubaiโ€™s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

Amidst the resurgence in global crypto markets, governments across the world are working to implement comprehensive regulatory frameworks and enactโ€ฆ

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What FATFโ€™s Report on Recommendation 15 Means for Regulators & Private Sector

On March 28, 2024, the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), published a tableโ€ฆ

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DeFi Regulation: Practical Next Steps to Make the Industry Safer

How Decentralized Finance (DeFi) should be regulated is part of a broader debate about how we control technologies that operateโ€ฆ

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An update on the UKโ€™s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT)

The story of cryptocurrency in the United Kingdom is one of evolving scrutiny and growing recognition that regulatory and legislativeโ€ฆ

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IRS Update: U.S. Proposed Tax Regulations Outline Information Reporting Obligations for Crypto Exchanges and Others

Roger M. Brown is the Global Head of Tax Strategy at Chainalysis. On August 25, 2023, the U.S. Internal Revenueโ€ฆ

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The MiCA Marathon: Are we reaching the finishing line?

Today, the EU Parliament voted to pass MiCA - the first comprehensive, EU-wide rules for crypto asset service providers and different crypto assets (including stablecoins).

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The Current State of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in 2023

Blockchain technology has made digital payments faster and easier than ever, and allowed for the proliferation of new cryptocurrencies forโ€ฆ

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Ambition to Action: The UK as a Digital Asset Hub in 2023

In April 2022, the UK Government and then Chancellor Rishi Sunak first stated the ambition โ€œto turn the UK intoโ€ฆ

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OFAC Sanctions Internet-based Suppliers of Illicit Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryโ€™s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three individuals and nine entities associatedโ€ฆ

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The Opportunity Before Congress on Crypto Legislation

Our comprehensive look at crypto legislation and what we might expect in the coming months or in the soon-to-be-elected 118th Congress.