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Virtual Assets & RegTechThe ICBA s lawsuit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) isn t just a regulatory turf war. It s a direct challenge to whether the OCC can issue trust charters to crypto firms wit
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe CFTC just opened public comment on two proposed frameworks for leveraged crypto trading: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM). Within hours, the com
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Challenge On February 19, 2027, South Korean virtual asset providers face a strict compliance deadline. They must refuse any incoming transfer lacking complete originator and beneficiary informati
Virtual Assets & RegTechIf you re waiting for the Federal Reserve s final stablecoin rules to assess your institution s readiness, you re already behind. The proposed redemption-at-par requirement is more than a technical ba
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Virtual Assets & RegTechBitget halted customer withdrawals after hackers, suspected to be linked to North Korea, stole more than $380 million. For your sanctions analysts and compliance team at crypto exchanges, this isn t j
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Crypto s Clarity Act failed in the Senate due to conflict-of-interest concerns related to President Trump. This legislative collapse shifts digital asset regulatory authority to federal agencies,
Virtual Assets & RegTechAUSTRAC has cancelled, suspended, or refused renewal of 45 remittance and VASP registrations over the past year. If you re operating in Australia s cross-border payments or virtual asset space, this i
Virtual Assets & RegTechCryptocurrency tracing seems simple: follow the money, identify wallets, and connect them to real people. However, when the FBI charged Vladislav and Stanislav Chernyshov with running the BarbaraWhite
Virtual Assets & RegTechYou ve implemented Travel Rule controls, your VASP screening is active, and your supervisors signed off on your virtual asset risk assessment last quarter. But if you think that means your program is
Virtual Assets & RegTechWhen the U.S. Justice Department seized $560,000 in cryptocurrency from Hamas-linked fundraising campaigns between March 2025 and August 2026, they didn t just disrupt one transaction. They mapped an
Virtual Assets & RegTechYou ve built a stablecoin compliance program, implemented transaction monitoring, and trained your team on sanctions screening. Now comes the hard part: deciding when to freeze an address on-chain. Th
Virtual Assets & RegTechCanton Network s management of $6 trillion in institutional assets proves a vital point: privacy can be integrated into blockchain architecture without hindering oversight. However, this raises a crit
Virtual Assets & RegTechWhat This Template Is For You re considering using facial recognition or other biometric systems at branch locations to identify known fraud actors before they reach a teller window. This template pro
Virtual Assets & RegTechYour organization just added stablecoin support. You ve read the regulatory guidance, attended the webinars, and reviewed the vendor proposals. Now you need an actual compliance program that addresses
Virtual Assets & RegTechYou ve probably heard the pitch: AI will cut your alert volumes, automate your reviews, and finally solve the data problem that s been overwhelming your team for years. The reality is more complicated
Virtual Assets & RegTechBefore your team approves a crypto transaction, ensure your financial statements won t surprise you later. Compliance might greenlight a transaction, legal might approve the counterparty, and your ris
Virtual Assets & RegTechStablecoin issuers face a challenge: they need enough control to satisfy regulators, but too much control can alienate users who prefer blockchain-based payments to avoid centralized gatekeepers. Most
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Challenge In 2024, Chainalysis faced a significant courtroom test that could have undermined blockchain analytics. In United States v. Sterlingov, defense attorneys challenged the company s wallet
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Problem: Ensuring Operational Resilience Your stablecoin issuer s attestation shows full reserves at month-end. But can you process 10,000 redemption requests tomorrow morning? Can you identify th
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe New Mandate The UK Government has tasked the Bank of England with a new responsibility: supporting innovation in payment systems, specifically focusing on stablecoins. This isn t a consultation or
