Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Monday, January 27, 2025, to operating as an unlicensed money-transmitting business in the U.S. The Seychelles-based company agreed to pay $300 million and to withdraw from the U.S. market for...
Anti-Money Laundering in the Trump-Vance Administration This week’s blog entry continues to preview what areas of white-collar defense the incoming Trump administration might prioritize. This week will focus on anti-money laundering. Similar to the previous entry on...
By becoming just the second president to win non-consecutive terms, President-Elect Trump offers something that few newly elected presidents provide: insight into the next administration based on information from his previous administration. This article will focus on...
Tensions Go beyond Token Creation and the SEC Much has been written regarding the friction between the cryptocurrency marketplace and the SEC but the friction between the industry and regulators extends beyond the SEC to other regulatory entities such as the FDIC,...
The interplay between U.S. government regulatory bodies and cryptocurrency exchanges has always been fraught with tension. Unfortunately, the tendency has been to drive the burgeoning digital asset industry offshore instead of harnessing its potential through greater...
