FinCEN Brings Michele Korver As First “Chief Digital Currency Advisor”
The U.S. FinCEN has hired Michele Korver, previously in the DOJ Digital Currency Council, as the first-ever Chief Digital Currency Advisor.The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that Michele Korver, previously in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Digital Currency Council, will serve as FinCEN’s first Chief Digital Currency Advisor.“Ms. Korver will advance FinCEN’s leadership role in the digital currency space by working across internal and external partners toward strategic and innovative solutions to prevent and mitigate illicit financial practices....
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FinCEN digital currency advisor, Michele Korver, believes cryptocurrency is a natural evolution in financial technology. Michele Korver, the first-ever chief digital currency advisor for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN), believes crypto assets are just another way of transferring value.Speaking to Law360 on July 29, the newly appointed Korver said cryptocurrency was "just another means of payment or value transfer that's developed over time, just like any financial technology." Korver offered a cool assessment of the digital asset sector, describing it as a natural....
Following the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) explaining the misuse of cryptocurrencies is a national priority last week, the bureau announced on Tuesday it hired its first-ever chief digital currency advisor. FinCEN’s acting director Michael Mosier detailed that Michele Korver will be the bureau’s new crypto expert and she brings “a wealth of digital currency expertise.” FinCEN Enlists Former DOJ Digital Currency Counsel as New Chief Digital Currency Advisor FinCEN, the U.S. regulator that combats domestic and international financial crimes, has....
Michele Korver has been involved in crypto-focused anti-money laundering operations since as early as 2013. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, has recruited Michele Korver, formerly of the United States Department of Justice, to serve as the agency’s first chief digital currency advisor.In her role, Korver will be tasked with advancing "FinCEN’s leadership role in the digital currency space by working across internal and external partners toward strategic and innovative solutions to prevent and mitigate illicit financial practices and exploitation,” the agency announced....
Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This Week US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency adviserThe United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, filled a new role that of chief digital currency adviser, unveiled on July 6, recruiting Michele Korver for the job. Korver has an array of experience in crypto....
FinCen has issued two basic administrative rulings over digital currencies. The first one relates to the application of FinCEN regulations to a virtual currency trading platform, while the second discusses the application of FinCEN regulations to a virtual currency payment system. In ruling FIN-2014-R011, FinCen states that any and all digital currency exchanges must become licensed as a money transmitter including: On the exchange you are buying/selling bitcoins. The exchange carries the burden of giving you legal tender or a different cryptocurrency. According to the FinCen, regulations....