Since FinCEN issued this guidance, dozens
of virtual currency exchangers and administrators have registered with FinCEN, and FinCEN is receiving an increasing number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) from these entities.
The proposed amendment is unnecessary because FinCEN has already acted to
include virtual currency exchangers and administrators within the coverage of the BSA [Bank Secrecy Act].
Furthermore, the Company will comply with regulations in any case,
so virtual currency exchangers and administrators interested in working with PayPal in the future should secure the appropriate licenses and put anti-money laundering procedures.
On November 30, 2016, a federal court in the Northern District of California authorized the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on Coinbase, Inc.,
a virtual currency exchanger.
The company is already negotiation with the Financial Services Agency in order to start the application process for registration as
a virtual currency exchanger.
«The application process for registration as
a virtual currency exchanger has already been started with the Financial Services Agency [FSA], and it is currently under review.»