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State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy

26.1.2021
Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime

FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules

26.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets. FinCEN announced the move Tuesday, saying all comments...

The United States updates its crypto AML/CFT laws

24.1.2021
The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism laws: Where will these updates lead the crypto space?

Joe Biden Freezes FinCEN’s Crypto Wallet Rulemaking — US Crypto Regulations Under Review

22.1.2021
New U.S. President Joe Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking, including the proposal by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) relating to cryptocurrency wallets. Biden will appoint someone to “review any new or pending rules,” the White House has announced. FinCEN’s...

President Biden freezes FinCEN's proposed crypto wallet regulations

21.1.2021
President Joe Biden has frozen all regulatory processes including proposed FinCEN rules detrimental to the crypto industry

State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era

19.1.2021
The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but a number of other names and issues remain outstanding

Law Decoded: The guard changes, and with it, the tweets, Jan. 8–15

15.1.2021
Accompanying the presidential transition are some major questions about the role of social media in society and politics

DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet ‘Horror Story’ a ‘Fiction’

14.1.2021
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case

'Shortsighted' FinCEN Crypto Rules Passed to Joe Biden Administration

14.1.2021
Controversial proposals by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have apparently been passed to the incoming administration of president-elect Joe Biden. “This was shortsighted” and “not in good faith,” Benjamin Weiss, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of a major Bitcoin...

Treasury backs down: Crypto monitoring rule will wait until new administration

14.1.2021
A big win for the crypto industry today, which was unanimous in opposition to a new anti-money laundering rule that many saw as rushed and draconian

FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Wallet Rule by 15 Days

14.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is providing an additional 15 days for comments on the proposed reporting requirements regarding unhosted crypto wallets

FinCEN’s Crypto Surveillance Rule Violates the US Constitution

13.1.2021
Proposals requiring crypto companies to report transactions amount to "mass surveillance" and flout the Fourth Amendment

FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says

12.1.2021
Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist

Law Decoded: Insurrections, transitions, monitoring transactions and 2021, Jan. 1–8

8.1.2021
After watching protestors scale the walls of the Capitol Building, the U.S. will likely not be in the mood for financial regulation in the next couple of weeks

US Treasury Department Lacks Power to Pass FinCEN Bill – Coin Center

8.1.2021
Statue of Albert Gallatin, the fourth Secretary of Treasury, in front of the Department of Treasury building in Washington, D.C. The controversial draft anti-money laundering/know-your-customer (AML/KYC) crypto compliance regulations proposed by the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes...