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CFTC Provides Clarifying Guidance on Material Violations Regarding Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation System

As we previously reported, in February, the CFTC’s DOE issued an enforcement advisory (the DOE Advisory) to provide guidance to market participants on how the DOE will evaluate a company’s or an individual’s conduct in the...more

DOJ’s New Policy on Prosecutions to Focus on Bad Actors, Not Digital Asset Industry

On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced in a memorandum to all DOJ employees (the “Blanche Memorandum”) that the DOJ “will stop participating in regulation by prosecution” and “no longer pursue...more

The CFTC Announces a New System To Incentivize Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

On February 25, 2025, the CFTC released an Enforcement Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation, introducing metrics the Division will use to evaluate a company’s or individual’s conduct before and leading up...more

CFTC Issues Advisory Related to Use of Artificial Intelligence

In issuing the Advisory, the CFTC recognizes the potential for AI to transform the U.S. financial markets. However, given how far-reaching AI’s impact may be, the CFTC simultaneously cautions CFTC-regulated entities to be...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - October 2024

According to a recent press release by the banking cooperative that operates the world’s foremost global payment messaging network, central and commercial banks will soon be able to use the network “to carry out trial...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #4

Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New Crypto Adoption Data Published - According to a recent press release, a well-known U.S. payments and financial technology company announced that it will allow its United States...more

District Court Charts Pathway for Election Gambling

Kalshi is a CFTC registered exchange that allows for the placing of cash bets on a variety of real-world events. Specifically, through what it calls “event contracts,” Kalshi allows users to buy positions on whether an event...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024

Crypto Payments Firms Announce New Integrations and Initiatives - According to reports, fintech bank Revolut recently announced a partnership with Ledger, a major crypto hardware wallet provider, to make it easier for...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024 #3

Crypto Custody, Stablecoin Products Launch; El Salvador is Mining Bitcoin - According to a recent press release, Fireblocks has launched the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program, a global network of licensed...more

CFTC Sharpens Focus on Artificial Intelligence with Appointment of Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

In October 2023, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order on governing the development and use of AI in a safe and responsible manner, while working with federal agencies to regulate and disperse the benefits of...more

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