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Countdown to MiCA: The EU’s cryptoassets regulation

On 30 June 2022, the European Council (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament), announced that they had reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for regulation on markets in cryptoassets (MiCA), which covers...more

NFT fraud: the English court recognises NFTs as ‘property’ and makes proprietary interim remedies available to protect investors

In an important ruling, the English High Court has recognised for the first time that there is an arguable case that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are to be treated as property under English law. This means that the powerful...more

Biden Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets: A Critical Opportunity to Shape Blockchain &...

On Wednesday, March 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. The President’s order represents the first time that the White House has sought to develop a...more

SEC and FINRA Staffs Jointly Address Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities

The Staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Office of General Counsel (jointly, Staffs) issued a Joint Statement on July 8, 2019...more

New York Attorney General Releases Virtual Markets Integrity Report

The New York Attorney General released a report on September 18, 2018 on the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, which was launched earlier in the year by the New York State Office of the Attorney General...more

SEC Issues Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets

The staff of the Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets (collectively, Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 7, 2018 jointly issued a statement on digital asset trading platforms...more

SEC Chairman Issues Major Statement on Cryptocurrency and ICOs

On December 11, 2017, SEC Chairman Clayton issued an important public statement outlining his views on cryptocurrencies and ICOs. In his statement, Chairman Clayton provided a clearer view of the SEC’s stance and offered the...more

SEC Focuses on Initial Coin Offerings: Tokens May Be Securities Under Federal Securities Laws

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently taken several actions to make clear that it is focused on and actively monitoring the rapidly growing market for so-called “token sales” or “initial coin...more

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