Chamber of Digital Commerce: More Action from FinCEN is Inevitable
The FinCEN action against XRP II LLC (Ripple) took many by surprise early last month, although many in the Bitcoin community were not shocked to see an organization with such close ties to a digital token face backlash for "willful violations" of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and failure to implement appropriate anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. The....
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This week, FinCEN ( The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) passed two rulings that provided clarification on digital currency business models that now must register with FinCEN as a money service business. These businesses are now subject to FinCEN's compliance obligations. It is also known that SEC (the Securities and Exchange Commission) has issued a large amount of action letters to companies in the digital currency sector. Many digital currency companies will need to take both proactive and reactive actions in response to the letters. Also read: SEC Sends Inquiry Letters to Hundreds....
The newly-established Chamber of Digital Commerce has reportedly registered a spending PAC (political action committee) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), according to political news website The Hill, citing recently-disclosed documents. The formation of the PAC doesn't mean the Chamber is planning to put their support behind any particular candidate at this juncture, but it is in preparation for things to come. And just what those things are is anyone's guess. "We're in the very earliest stages of setting up," said Perianne Boring, President of the Chamber, to The Hill. "We....
The Chamber of Digital Commerce goes to bat for a spot bitcoin ETF in The US. Plus, it goes for Chairman Gensler’s throat. The organization doesn’t mince words in the report titled “The Crypto Conundrum. Why Won’t the SEC Approve a Bitcoin ETF?” The Chamber of Digital Commerce argues that all of the standards that […]
Just yesterday, we reported that the Chamber of Digital Commerce together with the Heritage Foundation would be holding a discussion panel on the topic of bitcoin and digital currency. Today, we're learning that the Chamber of Digital Commerce has received approval from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization under 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. What this means is that the Chamber of Digital Commerce is not recognized federally as a business league that promotes both digital currency itself, and the growing industry behind it, as noted in a....
The Chamber of Digital Commerce (Chamber) will be working with the Digital Currency Council (DCC) in order to strengthen their advocacy of promoting bitcoin education. With this initiative, the groups can provide education and training opportunities to Chamber members as part of their membership benefits. The Chamber of Digital Commerce is the Washington, DC-based trade association representing the digital asset and digital currency industry. The Digital Currency Council is the leading education center for professionals in the digital currency economy and provides certificate-level....