In a significant development for the digital asset industry, Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture have released a comprehensive discussion draft of proposed legislation...more
5/13/2025
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On Friday, January 17, 2024, President Donald J. Trump announced the launch of the $TRUMP memecoin, which was organized and sold by CIC Digital, an affiliate of the Trump Organization. Within 60 hours, $TRUMP reportedly...more
1/23/2025
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On February 6, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as a final regulation to further clarify the...more