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Record Nr.

UNINA9910522984303321

Autore

Scharfman Jason A. <1978->

Titolo

Cryptocurrency Compliance and Operations : Digital Assets, Blockchain and DeFi / / by Jason Scharfman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030880002

3030880001

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 pages)

Disciplina

332.4

332.40285

Soggetti

Financial engineering

Finance - Law and legislation

Financial Technology and Innovation

Financial Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Cryptocurrency Compliance and Operations -- CHAPTER 2: Procedures for Launching a Crypto Investment Fund -- CHAPTER 3: Operations for Crypto Asset Managers -- CHAPTER 4: Compliance and Governance for Crypto Asset Managers -- CHAPTER 5: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance for Cryptocurrencies -- CHAPTER 6: Crytpocurrency Regulatory Framework and Regulatory Reporting -- CHAPTER 7: Crypto Related Services and Interaction with Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology -- CHAPTER 8: Cryptocurrency Compliance and Operations Case Studies -- CHAPTER 9: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Compliance and Operations -- CHAPTER 10: Investor Due Diligence on Crypto currency and digital asset investments -- CHAPTER 11: Additional crypto operations and compliance topics -- CHAPTER 12: Trends and Future Developments.

Sommario/riassunto

Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are increasingly garnering interest from institutional investors. This is on top of the already strong support in place for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin from the retail investor. With this rapid growth has come a series of complex



operational and regulatory compliance challenges. These challenges have become further exacerbated by the increasing pace of technological advances in areas such as decentralized finance (DeFi) tokenization, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) essential to the crypto and digital asset markets. This book will be the first book to provide current and practical guidance on the operational and compliance foundations of crypto investing and asset management. The book will include: · Step-by-step analysis of the modern operational mechanics behind cryptocurrency investment operations · Detailed guidance and example documentation on the procedures launching a crypto fund · Explanation of the operational procedures and compliance requirements for crytpo asset managers · Detailed analysis of crypto anti-money laundering compliance, regulations and laws for cryptocurrencies · Up-to-date analysis of recent crypto case studies, frauds and regulatory enforcement actions · Review of the digital asset landscape including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and asset tokenization · Current examples of real-world crypto operations policies and compliance manuals · Analysis of the emerging trends in crypto operations and compliance in areas including blockchain, DeFi,crypto lending, yield farming, crypto mining and dApps Cryptocurrency Compliance and Operations will be an invaluable up-to-date resource for investors, fund managers, and their operations and compliance personnel as well as service providers on the implementation and management of best practice operations. Jason Scharfman is the Managing Partner of Corgentum Consulting, a specialist consulting firm that performs operational due diligence reviews and background investigations of fund managers of all types, including crypto asset managers, direct crypto investments, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and long-only funds on behalf of institutional investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, fund of funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. He is recognized as one of the leading experts in the fields of digital asset and cryptocurrency compliance, fund operations and due diligence.