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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Stablecoins ,
Tokenization
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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Digital Assets ,
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Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
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 March 6, 2024, almost two years after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed amendments “to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors,” the SEC adopted a final rule on...more
3/22/2024
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On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rules intended to augment investor protections in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in subsequent...more
2/9/2024
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shell Corporations ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
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 October 26, 2022, seven years after originally proposed, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule on recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation....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
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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