Greenberg Traurig LLP | USA | 22 Sep 2023
On Sept. 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will establish a new work unit in the Large Business & International (LB&I)…
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 22 Sep 2023
What started as a way of immutably verifying ownership of otherwise copyable assets (eg, digital media) has grown into a true internet phenomenon. Non-fungible token (NFT) technology is developing rapidly and is increasingly used to verify ownership of a wide range of rights, such as virtual land ownership in the metaverse. While the idea may sound simple, the nuance of how these property......
Baker McKenzie | USA | 21 Sep 2023
On September 18, 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an update on an ongoing initiative to strengthen DFS oversight…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 21 Sep 2023
On September 18, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced new proposed guidance for BitLicense holders and certain…
Paul Hastings LLP | European Union, USA | 19 Sep 2023
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Small Entity Compliance Guide to assist the small…
AnJie Broad Law Firm | China | 18 Sep 2023
2021年9月15日,中国人民银行等十个国家机关联合发布《关于进一步防范和处置虚拟货币交易炒作风险的通知》(以下简称“915通知”)。915通知规定“开展…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | USA | 18 Sep 2023
The New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") updated guidance on a framework for Greenlisted coins (coins that are approved for either…
Frost Brown Todd LLP | USA | 29 Aug 2023
This article explores recent developments in the U.S. federal taxation of virtual currencies by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and ongoing delays…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | North Korea, USA | 24 Aug 2023
OFAC designated a co-founder of a sanctioned virtual currency mixer that laundered stolen virtual assets for North Korea. According to OFAC, the…
Reed Smith LLP | Hong Kong | 15 Aug 2023
In our previous client alerts, we introduced the new licensing regime for the virtual asset trading platform (VATP) in Hong Kong, which came into…