February 2025 has already proven to be a busy month in the congressional and US Securities and Exchange Commission public discourse regarding the digital assets sector. Members of the SEC and US Congress made significant...more
A “down round” is when a company raises capital based on a valuation that is lower (often materially so) than the company’s valuation in one or more prior financing rounds. Depending on the severity of the situation, a “down...more
Fintech is having a meteoric rise among investors in the emerging tech space, accounting for the second-highest area of investment with $3.8 billion in 2021. Q4 2021 alone saw $824 million across 23 deals, indicating a strong...more
3/9/2022
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
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Insurtech ,
Mergers ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30 signed into law Assembly Bill No. 979, which requires publicly held companies headquartered in California to have a minimum number of directors from “underrepresented...more
10/8/2020
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