Investigations into financial services companies are expected to heat up during the 117th Congress, with Democratic leadership already signaling interest -
With a newly seated Democratic majority in both chambers, we...more
3/1/2021
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With the majority in both the U.S. House and Senate, Democrats are poised to chair powerful investigative committees in the 117th Congress -
With the victories of Raphael Warnock over incumbent Kelly Loeffler, and Jon...more
1/11/2021
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Since at least July 2017, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it expected initial coin offerings (ICOs) to either register under U.S. securities laws or qualify for an exemption, crypto-market...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took an important step in its steady march of enforcement actions involving digital assets. On November 8, 2018, the SEC announced that Zachary Coburn, the founder of crypto token...more
New York Attorney General’s Office publishes a detailed report on policies and practices at virtual asset trading platforms, citing multiple common deficiencies -
The New York Attorney General’s Office (“NYAG”) issued a...more
U.S. Treasury Report Recommends Congressional and Regulatory Support of Technological Innovation for FinTech and Nonbank Financial Services Industries -
The Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released a sweeping...more