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Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 28

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

SEC Issues Crypto Securities Disclosure Statement as IRS DeFi Broker Rule Repealed

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a new statement about SEC staff’s experience with SEC disclosure requirements for crypto-related offerings that qualify as securities. The...more

SEC Provides Stablecoin Guidance Amid Legislative Developments, Dan Davis, Alex Kim

On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance clarifying when certain stablecoins may not constitute securities under the federal securities laws.[1] This...more

Banking Agencies Begin Publishing Updated Crypto Guidance

On March 28, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rescinded Biden administration guidance related to state-chartered banks' participation in "crypto-related activities" and published a new interpretation of the...more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 36

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile

Bitcoin and other digital assets now have a welcome home in the United States government. On March 6, President Trump signed an executive order (the March 6 Order) establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States...more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 35

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Will History Repeat Itself? Peering Into the Past to Predict the Next Four Years of CFTC Enforcement Actions

During every presidential transition, the futures industry looks for clues regarding what changes may be coming. History has shown that when administrations transition, far more stays the same than changes and that the...more

White House Embraces Crypto as SEC Opens Door for Banks

The Trump administration is moving swiftly to reshape federal digital asset policy. On January 23, President Trump issued an executive order (Executive Order) that reverses key elements of a Biden-era federal policy framework...more

Crypto in the Courts: Five Cases Reshaping Digital Asset Regulation in 2025

There has rarely been a larger or more widely distributed financial market that existed in a more uncertain regulatory context than cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi) at the start of 2025. In the past several...more

SEC Division of Examinations Publishes 2025 Priorities

On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Examinations (Division) published its examination priorities for its fiscal year 2025 (Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025). First published in 2013, the SEC's...more

Bitnomial Exchange Sues SEC, Challenging Agency's Authority Over XRP Futures

Bitnomial Exchange, LLC (Bitnomial), a designated contract market (DCM) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has launched a legal offensive against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 28

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

SEC Targets Crypto Infrastructure Provider: Consensys Charged with Operating Unregistered Broker and Selling Unregistered...

In a significant escalation of its crypto enforcement efforts, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Consensys Software Inc., the developer of the popular MetaMask crypto wallet and suite of...more

After Over a Decade of Rejections, SEC Approves 11 New Spot Bitcoin ETPs

Eleven spot bitcoin-based exchange-traded products (ETPs) were finally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 10, 2024, after multiple such ETPs had been rejected by the SEC over the last ten...more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 21

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 19

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

SEC Denial of Grayscale Bitcoin Fund Was Arbitrary and Capricious Rules DC Circuit Court of Appeals

The Securities and Exchange Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it denied Grayscale Investment LLC’s proposed listing of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETP) in July 2022, ruled a unanimous three judge panel of...more

A Disagreement among Judges in the Same Courthouse Arises in Ruling Denying Motion to Dismiss SEC Enforcement Action against...

One US federal district court judge affirmatively challenged the analysis of another district court judge sitting in the same courthouse in denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

In the Words of Yogi Berra, 'The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be'

As the great American philosopher and baseball legend Yogi Berra once said, "The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi was prescient (as usual) as this observation has been fulfilled by the decision of a federal court...more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 14

Daniel Davis Shares Views on Digital Asset Regulation During House Subcommittee Hearing - In testimony before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, Daniel...more

NY Attorney General Proposes to Increase Obligations on Crypto Businesses Operating in NY or with NY Residents

Businesses engaged in certain digital currency activities from or within New York would be subject to enhanced obligations and restrictions if a bill entitled the “Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight...more

NFTs and the Enduring Allure of Digital Collectibles

Editor's Note: This article is the first of a series by Katten attorneys examining NFTs and various novel legal issues raised by NFTs, including in copyright law and beyond....more

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 10

Katten Named Leader in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Chambers FinTech 2023 Guide - Katten announced that the firm had attained a superior ranking in the Chambers FinTech 2023 guide. Katten was recognized as a leader in...more

Public Companies with Exposure to Crypto Markets After FTX Collapse: To Disclose or Not to Disclose – You Better Disclose if...

The recent collapse of FTX and other companies transacting in cryptoassets prompted staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to advise public reporting companies to double-check that they are adequately disclosing...more

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