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TREAS/FINCEN | RIN: 1506-AB47 | Publication ID: Spring 2022 |
Title: Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets | |
Abstract:
FinCEN is amending the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to require banks and money service businesses (MSBs) to submit reports, keep records, and verify the identity of customers in relation to transactions involving convertible virtual currency (CVC) or digital assets with legal tender status ("legal tender digital assets" or "LTDA") held in unhosted wallets, or held in wallets hosted in a jurisdiction identified by FinCEN. |
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Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 31 CFR 1010 31 CFR 1020 31 CFR 1022 | |
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183 Phone:800 767-2825 Email: frc@fincen.gov |