When you decide to start a cryptocurrency business, there are very specific AML compliance tasks that you need to take care of before you open your doors. You’ll need to perform a risk assessment and implement an AML compliance program that satisfies the pillars of the Bank...
You're not done once you get your MTL license in-hand. In fact, the hard part has just begun. More and more states are requiring cryptocurrency businesses to obtain money transmitter licenses, and this is a trend that's only going in one direction — toward more states...
Can cryptocurrency businesses be subjected to IRS Title 31 exams? In short, yes. The IRS uses Title 31 to prevent money laundering, meaning more and more cryptocurrency businesses could face the examination. When you were in school, you probably hated tests — especially those pop quizzes...
Keeping up with changing regulations as a crypto business owner is a challenge, to say the least. An industry launched as an economical alternative to big finance finds itself increasingly subject to the same regulations in the U.S. that govern banks and other financial institutions. While...
A proposed expansion of California's Department of Business Oversight would mean big changes to how cryptocurrency businesses are regulated in the state. California's budget might not make the morning coffee shop talk for most us, but cryptocurrency money services businesses/money transmitters operating in the state might...
The regulatory environment for cryptocurrency businesses is very much in flux. There are a lot of changes coming, and many of them could have a big impact on the cryptocurrency market. Of course, it’s impossible to predict the future, but there are three major questions we...
FinCEN guidances have caused no shortage of confusion in the cryptocurrency community. The watchdog group has detailed the current financial laws and regulations that apply to cryptocurrency businesses several times over the past few years, but each subsequent announcement only seems to muddy the waters....
At first glance, when thinking about the challenges in applying the Travel Rule to cryptocurrency, the most immediate and common reaction is to exclaim that cryptocurrency is not engineered for transmitting customer information with the funds. For those in crypto, it’s another square peg fitting into...
It's no secret that regulators and the cryptocurrency industry have a rocky history together. Both frequently misunderstand and work past each other, even though regulators and cryptocurrency business owners share the same goal: fostering the conditions that lead to a fair, competitive, and healthy market. The relationship...
It’s vital to control for the risks that come with running a cryptocurrency business, but how do you identify those risks in the first place? The first step all cryptos must take (before they open for business) is to compile a risk assessment. A cryptocurrency risk...
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