The new year has started with important developments in the digital asset landscape, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) take action towards integrating digital assets and...more
1/27/2026
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This past year marked a notable shift in the ongoing efforts to develop a regulatory framework for digital assets in the U.S. markets, driven by coordinated actions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the...more
1/2/2026
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With unprecedented interest in the digital asset market by investors and market participants and a favorable regulatory landscape as further described in our previous alert, many public companies are developing strategies to...more
10/24/2025
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On September 5, 2025, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline D. Pham, issued a joint statement...more
9/11/2025
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President’s Working Group on Digital Assets Issues Report-
On January 23, 2025, the President issued an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leaders in Digital Financial Technology” to promote U.S. leadership in...more
8/7/2025
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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of final rules relating to cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosures. The new rules define a...more
On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 (Rule 10b5-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) that provides an affirmative defense to...more
On August 29, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking to invalidate Nasdaq’s board diversity rules which were initially proposed by...more
On Monday, March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting to consider proposed amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X to “enhance and standardize registrant’s climate-related...more
On February 10, 2022, in a 3-1 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Schedules 13D and 13G that govern beneficial ownership reporting. SEC Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement...more
Ceres, a nonprofit organization focused on solving climate and sustainability challenges through coordinated action by capital market leaders, recently issued its 2022 Guidance for Engaging on Climate Risk Governance and...more
2/8/2022
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On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s board diversity rules. The rules include “diversity objectives” that require Nasdaq-listed companies to either have or explain why they do not...more
While there has not been any new rule-making from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just yet, the agency has sent clear signals over the past six weeks to public companies and investors about its commitment to...more
On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt new listing rules that relate to diversity of board composition, proposed Rule 5605(f), and...more
12/4/2020
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On November 19, 2020, by a three-to-two vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize, simplify, and enhance certain financial disclosures. The SEC...more
During an open meeting last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 to 2 to adopt amendments modernizing the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103), and risk factors (Item 105)...more
On July 22, 2020, during an open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3 to 1 to adopt amendments to the securities rules governing proxy solicitations. The amendments are designed to increase...more
On June 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) issued guidance, CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 9A, focused on disclosure considerations regarding operations,...more