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U.S. Regulations to Consider When Managing a Cryptocurrency Fund

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For those wanting to start their own cryptocurrency fund, it’s important to be well informed about cryptocurrency regulations. Regulatory cryptocurrency regulations are most fluid at the state level. State Regulations. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) ).

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Bank Regulators Probe Amazon Cloud

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The Federal Reserve orchestrated an official investigation of an Amazon facility in Virginia, kicking off what is expected to be ongoing oversight of cloud providers, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Aug 1). Regulators’ influence over non-banks is limited, and banks are left to vet their own vendors.

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Amazon HQ2 Secures $51M Funding Vote In VA

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Amazon.com’s plans to open its HQ2 in Virginia got the support of local officials who approved a financial package valued at $51 million over the weekend. Late last year Amazon chose National Landing, a location that is owned by Arlington County and the city of Alexandria, as its second headquarters in conjunction with New York City.

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Compliance changes to watch in 2023

Independent Banker

On May 5, 2022, the federal bank regulators jointly released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. In 2022, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a national data privacy bill, but the bill did not receive a vote on the House floor.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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Virginia-based PuroTrader connects approximately 10,000 active luxury cigar sellers — a group primarily made up of retailers, with a smaller share of individual sellers — with collectors interested in making purchases. How economic nexus policies play out with restricted substances .

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Military Lending Act

Independent Banker

New Military Lending Act regulations kick in next fall. armed forces or servicemembers on active National Guard or Reserve duty, their spouses and their card-carrying dependents. Transactions not covered by Regulation Z are excluded from coverage under the rule. By Mary Thorson Wright. Beginning Oct.

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