The U.S. Justice Department often touts the value of cooperation in white-collar cases—we’ve got a spotlight this week on how in-house lawyers spoiled a bank’s chance of receiving full credit. Scroll down for a look at the career of Coinbase’s chief legal officer, who is in the thick of regulatory issues involving digital currencies. And there’s a new Deloitte report on regtech. Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots.

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