On January 28, 2026, the Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a joint staff statement on tokenized securities (the...more
2/5/2026
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Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Tokenization
On January 29, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Chair Paul S. Atkins and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) Chair Michael S. Selig hosted a joint event1 focused on harmonizing the...more
2/5/2026
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Derivatives ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tokenization
On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released its report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Report”), which outlines the United States’...more
8/11/2025
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Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
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CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
FinCEN ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
On May 30, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYSDFS" or the "Department") issued guidance to all virtual currency businesses licensed or chartered with the Department ("VCEs"), including those...more
On August 28, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Impact Theory, LLC (“Impact Theory”), a media and entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, with conducting an unregistered securities...more
9/8/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities
As the market for NFTs continues to soar, tech and non-tech businesses alike are exploring M&A opportunities to prepare for the metaverse and Web3....more