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A class action lawsuit brought against online gaming company DraftKings Inc. relating to the company’s short-lived marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, is likely to settle. Because the case will not proceed to a...more
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce and the SEC’s Crypto Task Force recently underscored the new administration’s commitment to engage with digital asset market participants in the near...more
While some of the crypto developments we have reported on in this edition of Cabinet News & Views have had a distinctively partisan bent to them, the departure of Gary Gensler from the Securities & Exchange Commission...more
The legal landscape surrounding blockchain technology underwent dramatic shifts in 2024, particularly in the United States, offering both remarkable opportunities and substantial compliance challenges. Governments introduced...more
This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more
After a relatively quiet October for Web3 legal developments, November has kicked off with significant activity, primarily centered around ongoing lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions. In addition to these legal...more
Crypto Payments Firms Announce New Integrations and Initiatives - According to reports, fintech bank Revolut recently announced a partnership with Ledger, a major crypto hardware wallet provider, to make it easier for...more
This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more
EigenLayer TVL Surpasses $20B; New Self-Custodial Wallet Features Launch - According to recent reports, the total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum network-based EigenLayer restaking protocol recently surpassed $20...more
Crypto assets are some of the most rapidly evolving and increasingly adopted assets in the world. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is emerging as a blockchain-based alternative to traditional banking and financial services and...more
TradFi/DeFi Integrations Announced, Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launches - According to reports, Robinhood, a major U.S. financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office recently published the results of their co-study (on the interplay between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property. ...more
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
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
Crypto Firms Make Acquisitions, Integrate Products; New Crypto Index Launches - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company has announced an agreement to acquire a major digital asset custody provider....more
This past August, the US Securities and Exchange Commission took enforcement action against Impact Theory, a US media company that sold NFTs called “KeyNFTs.” It filed a second enforcement action shortly thereafter, against...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the FCA publishing key findings from its multi-firm review of payment account providers’ systems and controls against money mule activity; ESMA clarifying the timeline...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
New Crypto Products Launch in Exchanges, Wallets, and Custody - A recent press release announced the launch of EDX Markets, a “first-of-its-kind digital asset marketplace designed to enable safe and compliant trading of...more
The Collins Dictionary word of the Year for 2021 was NFT (Non-Fungible Token), defined as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that is used to record ownership of an asset such as an artwork or a...more
On 28 March 2023, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee voted through their position on the proposed anti-money laundering and...more
Following the recent closures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank and Credit Suisse’s takeover by Swiss-based rival UBS, ramifications for blockchain tech and crypto-based assets and deals are...more
Dapper Labs was founded in 2018 shortly after the debut of its first NFT collection, “CryptoKitties,” which was so successful it created a bottleneck of transactions on the decentralized Ethereum Network. Seeking faster...more
...The internet-enabled virtual world of the metaverse is capturing the imagination of so many people that by the end of the decade five billion could be using it, according to a forecast by Citi. The metaverse is also...more
In Osbourne v Persons Unknown & Others,the High Court of England and Wales confirmed that there is ‘at least a realistically arguable case’ that non-fungible tokens are to be treated as property as a matter of English law and...more