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Buoyant capital markets help fuel dealmaking

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Most of 2021 was characterized by free-flowing capital, as government aid propped up economies in response to COVID-19. Low interest rates and other central bank stimulus measures contributed to an environment that helped see...more

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How Far We Haven't Come: The Revolution Will Not Be Securitized

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While SEC FinHub’s new framework announced last week for identifying crypto-securities suggests continued resistance for those using digital assets to access capital markets, an SEC no-action letter issued the same day to...more

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Expansion of Regulation A to Reporting Companies: Increased Alternatives Now Available to Public Companies Seeking to Raise...

On December 19, 2018, the SEC announced that it had adopted final rules that allow reporting companies to rely on the Regulation A exemption from registration for their securities offerings. Until recently, the only way...more

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Update on the Status of Initial Coin Offerings in Europe

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With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more

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Blockchain Developments: Government and Transport Sector Solutions, Legislation, Payment Applications and Global Enforcement...

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Blockchain Transport Applications, Public Sector Initiatives, Protocol and Market Developments - Transportation, oil and gas industry players have put the pedal to the metal to push blockchain pilots....more

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Ohio Accepting Bitcoin for Taxes, Multiple SEC and Financial Crime Developments, New Blockchain Capital Markets and Enterprise...

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Satisfying Tax and Other Liabilities With Cryptocurrency - Ohio appears to be the first state that will accept bitcoin as payment for tax bills. Other states, such as Arizona, Georgia and Illinois, have considered allowing...more

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ICOs Should Tread Carefully on Social Media

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In two recent enforcement actions, the SEC looked past formal offering documents and cited statements made on Reddit, YouTube and other social media to determine that the AirFox and Paragon ICOs were unregistered sales of...more

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Cryptocurrency Is Now A Cartoon

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For those still in the dark about cryptocurrency, the North American Securities Administrators Association (aka NASAA) has released an animated video on the subject. According to NASAA, the video "focuses on concerns...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - September 2018 #3

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Hester Peirce Remarks at Cato Institute Conference - Hester Peirce made remarks at the Cato Institute’s Fintech Unbound conference on September 12, 2018. Commissioner Peirce commented that securities regulators are too risk...more

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Blockchain Capital Markets Offerings and Executive Attitudes Evolve, Threats Continue

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New Blockchain Trading Platforms and Capital Markets Offerings Announced - Recently, it was reported that a popular Colorado resort planned to sell “Aspen Coins” in a Reg D 506(c) offering on a token trading platform...more

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New Investments and Capital Markets Products, New Crimes and Enforcement Actions

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Capital Markets Firsts for Blockchain Include Bonds, Security Tokens, Exchange Traded Notes - According to an Aug. 10, 2018, press release, the World Bank and an Australian multinational bank are partnering to issue what is...more

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"PACTE": French President Macron's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation

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The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more

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Measure - Spring 2018

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Welcome to the Spring 2018 issue of measure, King & Spalding’s Middle East periodic newsletter. Following a host of legal developments in the region over recent months, we look at the following in this issue: ..Noting that...more

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2018: Business As (Un)usual – European Financial & Regulatory Developments into 2018

2017 in the UK and the rest of Europe seems to have been primarily a year devoted to implementation – both of political decisions already made and of legislation that had already been enacted. On the political front, Brexit...more

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Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: 2018 Proxy Season Pointers, Disclosing the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Shareholder...

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The end of a year and beginning of the next generally starts the countdown to the public company proxy season. But before moving into 2018, registrants would be well served by first looking back to the guidance that came out...more

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French Legal and Regulatory Update – October 2017

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for October 2017. ...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 10 November 2017 – 16 November 2017

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BREXIT - UK Finance proposes model for post-Brexit financial services under EU-UK trade agreement - On 16 November, UK Finance published a report entitled "Supporting Europe's economies and citizens: a modern approach...more

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News Round Up - October 2017

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Treasury Report, Part II: Regulation of the Capital Markets - The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department” or “Treasury”) issued its second report (of four reports), titled “A Financial System that Creates...more

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SEC Chief Accountant Gives Remarks on Initial Coin Offerings

On September 11, 2017, SEC Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker gave a speech at the AICPA National Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions titled “Advancing High-Quality Financial Reporting in Our Financial and Capital...more

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Howey Got Here: SEC Issues Guidance on Token Offerings

The Howey test lives on—now in a lesson in what not to do when it comes to token offerings. Token offerings, also known as “initial token offerings,” “token launches,” “token sales,” “initial coin offerings,” or “ICOs,”...more

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