Month: July 2015

European Securities and Markets Authority – Virtual Currency Response

In April 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Call for evidence on questions surrounding the development of technologies enabling investment with virtual currencies or distributed ledger technologies. DATA’s comprehensive response covers a variety of use cases and scenarios for digital assets in the securities markets, and provides feedback citing real-world examples from members …

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Key Date: August 8th for NYDFS BitLicense

A reminder to DATA member companies and the digital currency community in general: recently announced BitLicense rules from the New York Department of Financial Services are scheduled to take affect August 8, 2015, following a 45 day waiting period announced on June 3, 2015. Download a copy of the regulation guidance here.

Global AML / KYC Draft Guidelines from DATA

The DATA Compliance Working Group, under the leadership of the AML/KYC Chair Juan Llanos, the DATA board and input from the DATA community, have formulated the first set of global guidelines on matters related to anti-money laundering and know-your-customer issues for companies operating in the digital asset industry. The draft guidelines present a suggested global …

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