The discussion draft of a new crypto market infrastructure bill proposes a new regulatory framework based on shared jurisdiction between the CFTC and SEC, expanded CFTC authority, and new SEC exemptions for token sales and...more
5/16/2025
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Discussion Draft ,
FinTech ,
Market Infrastructure ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Token Sales
On September 7, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the settlement of three separate enforcement actions in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space: namely, concerning the Opyn protocol and its...more
9/19/2023
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Token Sales
Speaking at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago on February 6, 2020, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a safe harbor from U.S. securities laws so that developers of blockchain protocols could offer and sell...more
2/19/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Blockchain ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EDGAR ,
Exemptions ,
Howey ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Issuer Exemption ,
Notice Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales