Never has the digital asset space experienced such a succession of high-profile implosions and steady flow of negative mainstream press coverage, leaving many to ask—what next?
The crypto industry has endured arguably its...more
2/15/2023
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Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Products ,
Insolvency ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stablecoins ,
Venture Capital
As we progress into 2021, the beat of the drum of the cryptocurrency and broader digital asset industry continues and, with it, has come the rise in popularity non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In the month leading up to the...more
On October 10, 2019, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert commented on Ether’s status as a commodity:
“We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act. We haven’t said anything about Ether –...more
11/12/2019
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Bitcoin ,
Brokers ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Ether ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Market Participants ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
Spoofing
As part of the continuing dialogue with market participants working toward developing methodologies for establishing possession or control by broker-dealers over their customers' digital asset securities, on July 8, 2019, the...more
7/22/2019
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Custody Rule ,
Customer Protection Rule ,
Customer Service Standard ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Securities ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investor Protection ,
Joint Statements ,
Rule 15c3-3 ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
SIPA