Regulation
What You Need to Know About Treasury’s 72-page NPRM for Transactions with Unhosted Wallets and Certain Foreign Jurisdictions
On Friday evening, the U.S. Department of the Treasury submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register…
アンホステッドウォレットや特定国のトランザクションに関する米国財務省の法規案告示
2020年12月18日、アメリカ合衆国財務省は連邦公報にて、特定の額を超えるトランザクションについては、アンホステッドウォレット(unhosted wallet、あるいは”self-hosted wallet”や”non-custodial wallet”とも呼ばれる)の場合も含め、当局への報告や当該取引の記録、顧客の本人確認を金融機関や暗号資産業に 求めるという旨の立法案公告(Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: NPRM)を提示しました...
銀行が暗号資産とのつながりを認識する必要性
暗号資産の領域において米国ではいくつかの進展があり、規制当局がデジタル資産の取り扱いに向けて動き始めていたり、当局が金融機関に対しそのようなデジタル資産へのつながり(exposure)を把握しリスクへの対策を講じることを求めていたりといったことがあります...
DeFi Regulation: With Rapid Growth, Regulatory Status and Compliance Requirements Remain Unclear
DeFi’s extraordinary growth has been one of cryptocurrency’s biggest stories of 2020. The total value received by DeFi protocols has…
FinCEN’s $60 Million Helix Fine Reveals how Regulators May Enforce Law on Mixers Moving Forward
This past Monday, October 19, 2020, FinCEN announced a $60 million civil fine against Larry Dean Harmon, operator of cryptocurrency…
Banks Need to Understand Their Cryptocurrency Exposure Even If They Don’t Take Custody of Cryptocurrency
Recent developments in the United States suggest regulators are preparing for continued digital asset adoption, and expecting financial institutions to…
Crypto Ransomware Payments Involve Regulatory Risk. Here’s What You Need to Know.
On Thursday, two bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Treasury– the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the…
FATF Aids Industry With List of Red Flags for VASPs, Underscoring Importance of Blockchain Analysis
Last week, FATF released a document for financial regulators and enforcement agents listing several red flags in cryptocurrency transactions and…
Singapore Bolsters New Cryptocurrency Regulations with Guidance for Businesses
In January 2020, Singapore’s Payment Services Act (PSA) came into effect. It’s the nation’s first law providing a legal definition…
FATF’s 12-Month Virtual Asset Review: Substantial Progress and Need for Greater Consistency
This week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its 12-month review of the progress made by both the public…
FATFによる12ヶ月レビュー: 着実な進展と一貫した対応の追求
訳注: FATFに参加するメンバーには単一の国だけでなく複数の国から構成される政策機関も含まれることから、原文では「国」を意味する”country”ではなく、「法律の管轄区域」を意味する”jurisdiction”という用語が使われています...
Links Virtual Session Recap: Ken Blanco on the State of Cryptocurrency Regulation
Our Links Virtual series continued last week, with FinCEN Director Ken Blanco joining Chainalysis Global Head of Policy Jesse Spiro…
日本における暗号資産(仮想通貨)の規制法についての要点
Looking for the English language version of our blog on Japan’s 2020 cryptocurrency regulation updates? Click here! 日本では2020年5月1日より、暗号資産(仮想通貨)に関する様々な法改正が施行されました...
Japan’s Cryptocurrency Regulation Updates: What You Need to Know
Starting on May 1, Japan began enforcing a slew of new cryptocurrency regulations recently passed as updates to existing laws.…
What European Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need to Know about 5AMLD
Europe rang in the new year by bringing its fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) into force. Per the European Union’s…
