Cryptocurrency

ACAMS 2019: Amid International Push to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Banks Try to Keep the Gates Closed

LAS VEGAS — As a nascent international anti-money laundering (AML) push to ensure global regulation of cryptocurrencies advances, most banks continue to take steps to…

Brett Wolf October 01, 2019

Crypto-Crime Continues to Surge, But There are Ways to Prevent It

Financial fraud and criminal schemes tend to go where the action is, so it’s no surprise that cryptocurrencies are seeing a spike in related crimes,…

Gina Jurva June 20, 2019

Consensus 2019: Blockchain’s Biggest US Conference Sees Increased Legal Oversight Coming

NEW YORK — The fifth annual Consensus — the preeminent cryptocurrency and blockchain conference powered by CoinDesk — wrapped a rousing three-day event in mid-May…

Joseph Raczynski May 29, 2019

Talking Crypto, Criminals & Cybersecurity with Coinbase’s Bank Secrecy Act Officer Daniel Sankey

As the global cryptocurrency surge continues, so does its mainstream viability. No longer is “crypto” solely known as a magnet for financial fraud and deception…

Gina Jurva December 12, 2018

International Bitcoin Teller Machines: Another Money-Laundering Vehicle or Legitimate Enterprise?

Transnational criminal organizations can circumvent anti-money laundering controls or the efforts of regulators to counter the financing of terrorism by exploiting newly minted devices known…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 27, 2018

Risk Management in the Cryptosphere: A Talk with Gibson Dunn’s Judith Alison Lee

Cryptocurrencies and its underlying blockchain technology is upending the traditional paradigm for financial institutions and regulators around risk management. This disruption includes unique challenges around identity…

Joseph Raczynski September 18, 2018

Regulation of Financial Services Conference: Is Bitcoin a Currency, a Security, or a Commodity? It’s Complicated

NEW YORK — The relationship between bitcoin and US regulators is kind of like modern dating. It's complicated. Sometimes, there are multiple classifications and statues depending…

Gina Jurva June 07, 2018

Crusading Against Criminal Activity on Blockchain: Q&A with Steptoe’s Alan Cohn

Alan Cohn, co-chair of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency practice at Steptoe & Johnson, knows blockchain technology well, and he is dedicated to stopping criminals from…

Gina Jurva May 16, 2018

The 2018 Thomson Reuters Public-Private Partnerships Forums: The Power of These Partnerships

NEW YORK — Heavy rain and snowfall, ominiously known as a Nor’easter, couldn’t keep attendees away from the first in a series of three Thomson…

Gina Jurva March 21, 2018

2018 Public-Private Partnership Forum: Ensuring a Safe & Transparent Financial System

How do we ensure a safe and transparent financial system, one that’s free of bad actors, in both the public and private sectors? Indeed, some…

Gina Jurva February 27, 2018

New Podcast: The Technology of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies with Judith Alison Lee of Gibson Dunn (Part 2)

In the second part of our podcast on the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Joe Raczynski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thomson Reuters…

Joseph Raczynski February 20, 2018

New Podcast: The Technology of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies with Judith Alison Lee of Gibson Dunn (Part 1)

In the first part of our podcast on the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Joe Raczynski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thomson…

Joseph Raczynski February 13, 2018