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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Situation: On January 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") issued an Interpretive Letter permitting national banks and federal savings associations ("Banks") to participate in independent node verification networks ("INVN") and to use stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency designed to have stable value, to conduct payment and other activities permitted for banks. The Result: The OCC Interpretive Letter reli...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As part of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) declared effort[1] to keep pace with a mounting demand for faster, cheaper, and more efficient payments, and the widespread adoption of new technologies, the agency’s Senior Deputy Comptroller & Chief Counsel issued an interpretive letter on January 4, 2021 (the “Interpretive Letter”) clarifying the permissibility of independent node verification networks (INVNs)...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 18 December, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced highly anticipated and controversial new proposed requirements designed to mitigate illicit finance risks associated with “unhosted” virtual currency wallets and wallets hosted in certain foreign jurisdictions with weak anti-money laundering regimes. Unlike customers who rely on the custody services of financial insti...