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Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Clarifies That Crypto Mining Does Not Implicate the Securities Laws

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The Staff Statement provides clarity that Proof-of-Work crypto mining does not involve securities, reducing regulatory uncertainty and enforcement risks for miners....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Corporation Finance Issues Two Unusual Statements Regarding Regulation of Digital Assets

The Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued two statements regarding whether certain tokens, or arrangements involving tokens, constitute “investment...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Staff Issues Statement on Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Activities

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The Staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement clarifying that mining crypto assets on proof-of-work networks does not involve the offer and sale of securities and does not require registration with...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Is The Mining of Bitcoin Permitted Under Your Lease? Lessons from Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc.

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In Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc., 2025 ABKB 142, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta provides some important reminders to commercial landlords, tenants and their respective lenders regarding the growing intersection...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #4

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Digital Asset Companies Announce Strategic Acquisitions - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Statement on Crypto Mining Signals Shift Away from Securities Enforcement

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On March 20, the SEC released a Statement on Certain Proof-of-Work Mining Activities. In the statement, the Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) provides its view that many proof-of-work mining activities are not...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Crypto Quarterly Digital Assets, Blockchain and Related Technologies Update

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The landscape of government enforcement, private litigation and federal and state regulation of digital assets, blockchain and related technologies is constantly evolving. Each quarter, Ropes & Gray attorneys analyze...more

Carey Olsen

GLI British Virgin Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

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Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more

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A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: Cayman Islands (GLI chapter)

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Chris Duncan and Alistair Russell have authored the Cayman Islands chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the Cayman legal requirements relating...more

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A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

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Partner Steven Rees Davies, counsel Charissa Ball and associate Alexandra Fox have authored the Bermuda chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - July 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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Greenbook Tax Proposals

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Tax reform, like spring, is in the air. The Biden Administration recently released its fiscal year 2025 revenue proposals, known as the annual “Greenbook.” The Greenbook’s 250+ pages of tax reforms include six potential...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #4

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Stablecoin, Wallet Products Launch; German Bank Launches Crypto Services - Circle, a global fintech firm and issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has announced new smart contract functionality to allow holders of BUIDL, a...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #2

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Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue - According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Bitcoin Halving Event is Expected to Impact Related Mining Industry

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The digital assets industry is anticipating the expected first- and second-order effects of the upcoming bitcoin "halving" event expected in April 2024 – when the amount of new bitcoin generated and awarded to bitcoin miners...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024

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Crypto Exchanges Launch Institutional Platform, LATAM Stablecoin - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an institutional platform “aimed at institutions, asset managers, hedge funds and...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2024 #2

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U.S. Companies Announce Crypto Cashback and NFT Ticketing Initiatives - According to recent reports, a major U.S. credit card company has partnered with Swoo, a mobile wallet blending traditional and crypto payments, to...more

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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Digital Assets: Insights from the Benzinga Future of Digital Assets Conference

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We recently had the opportunity to attend and participate in the Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference. This event, a significant gathering in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, attracted a...more

King & Spalding

Cryptocurrency: Legal Developments and Outlook

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Federal and state regulators have taken an increased interest in regulating cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and the larger blockchain ecosystem. This landscape is opaque and rapidly evolving, and many industry participants...more

Paul Hastings LLP

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for Digital Asset Reporting

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The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have issued long-awaited Proposed Regulations for parties that will be required to report transactions involving digital assets. These newly identified parties will need to...more

Goldberg Segalla

Crypto Mining Not Going Anywhere – Maybe Just Not How You Think

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It has been a rough year for cryptocurrency mining. Just a year ago, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing addressing the environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining, with a particular focus on the process’s use...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Airing Dirty Laundry: Biden Budget Targets Crypto Wash Sales

Last year the Biden Administration’s crypto tax proposals contained some helpful clarifications, including endorsing non-recognition treatment for crypto lending, together with measures aimed at gaining insight into the...more

StoneTurn

Full Disclosure: Is Crypto the Canary in the Coal Mine?

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The cryptocurrency industry is receiving a significant amount of executive and legislative attention. Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets in April 2022, several Congressional inquiries, proposed federal legislation, and...more

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Crypto Research Published; USPTO Seeks NFT Input; SEC and FINRA Address Digital Assets; OFAC Settles with Exchange; DOJ...

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New Research and Surveys Address CBDCs, Institutional Crypto Investment - Staff from the board of governors of the U.S. central bank recently published a research paper addressing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....more

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation: Canada

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Government attitude and definition - As in many countries, the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Canada is divided among various levels of government and administrative agencies, depending on the nature of the activity...more

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