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On 22 September 2022, in its first-ever enforcement action against a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) alleged that certain automated crypto transactions conducted on...more
The U.S. offshore wind market has surged in growth over the last few years, bolstered by the U.S government’s commitment in 2021 to increase offshore wind lease capacity as well as the Biden Administration’s declaration that...more
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more
Background - On 10 June 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a preliminary proposed framework for the prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures based on classification cryptoassets (the Proposal).1...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more
First there were CryptoKitties. Then came digital art, CryptoPunks and NBA Top Shot. But when Beeple’s digital art piece “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” sold at Christie’s for US$69 million, the NFT mania truly began. And as...more
The impact of state usury laws on marketplace lending has been an area of concern since the inception of the industry. In a technique borrowed from the payday lending industry, online platforms that make unsecured consumer...more
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Fed”) released its initial draft of frequently asked questions (the “Initial FAQs”) relating to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program (“TALF 2.0”)...more
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Fed”) released its initial draft of frequently-asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program under the CARES Act (“TALF...more
On April 30, the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”) announced an expansion of the Main Street Loan Program and updated terms to the program’s original offerings. The program is now comprised of the Main Street New Loan (“New...more
Counterparties to swap and repurchase transactions have come under pressure following the financial dislocations caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2020 (“COVID-19”). Falling and illiquid markets may result in margin...more
On Thursday, April 9, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the terms sheets of four new liquidity facilities and expanded the scope of the previously announced Term Asset-backed Securities Liquidity (“TALF”), the...more
On March 31, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the establishment of a temporary repurchase agreement facility for foreign and international monetary authorities, known as the “FIMA Repo Facility.” This is the...more
To mitigate the “severe disruptions” to the U.S. economy caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve Board (“Federal Reserve”) is ramping up its efforts to “support…the flow of credit to American families and...more
“Wishing you a pot o’ gold, and all the joy your heart can hold.” – traditional St. Patrick’s Day greeting - On March 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced the establishment of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility...more
On January 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange...more
Over the last two days, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) (together, the “Agencies”) each issued a proposed rule (collectively, the “Proposed Rules”)...more
On August 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) approved amendments to regulations implementing Section 13 of the Bank...more
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On May 10, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proposed rule amendments and interpretive guidance “to improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps...more
In December 2018, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “JFSA”) proposed amendments to its regulations under the Banking Act of Japan to introduce a new risk retention rule applicable to collateralized loan obligations...more
In the past year, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Chairman Jay Clayton have repeatedly cautioned the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (“ICO”) industries about the securities law implications for...more
The recently completed exchange offer for K. Hovnanian Enterprises’ 8% 2019 senior notes has roiled the world of credit default swaps (“CDS”); some observers have gone so far as to call it an existential problem for CDS. At...more
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In some cross-border transactions the procurement and authentication of “public documents” from international jurisdictions can be a time-consuming bottleneck. ...more
If 2017 was the year that cryptocurrencies came to the forefront of public attention, 2018 will be the year that this emerging medium of exchange enters a new phase of regulatory scrutiny. As an example, on January 4, 2018,...more