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On February 11, the White House nominated Brian Quintenz to replace Caroline Pham as Chairman of the CFTC. He previously worked as the Head of Policy at a venture capital fund that invests in cryptoassets. Quintenz previously...more
The emergence of event-based trading platforms such as KalshiEX LLC and Crypto.com/Nadex has sparked a heated regulatory and policy debate over the boundaries of financial derivatives, speculation and gambling. Both platforms...more
Although Congress has neither formulated a regulatory framework for the digital asset industry nor anointed a federal regulatory agency as the de facto overseer of digital asset-related activities affecting interstate...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more
On Monday, October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“Division”) “released its 2024 examination priorities to inform investors and registrants of the key risks, examination topics,...more
Binance is the latest major crypto industry player to be sued by a U.S. regulator. On March 27, 2023, the CFTC announced that it had filed a civil enforcement action against Binance Holdings Limited (and related legal...more
Each year, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) releases its priorities for the upcoming year, providing SEC registrants with a helpful tool to assist in managing, reviewing, and updating their compliance...more
The Code and Standards Apply to Financial Advice About Cryptocurrency-Related Assets - On December 5, 2022, the CFP Board issued a notice to CFP professionals in response to questions raised regarding...more
The first in-person ISDA annual general meeting (“AGM”) after the COVID-19 pandemic is wrapping up today in Madrid, Spain. This conference follows the Futures Industry Association Law and Compliance (“FIA L&C”) annual...more
The U.K. Treasury and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) have taken steps to restrict the sale of cryptoassets and ban the sale of derivatives referencing cryptoassets (crypto-derivatives) to U.K. retail...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published its annual work program, setting out its priorities for 2020. IOSCO will continue to focus on the five areas identified by its Board in 2019 as well as...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a call for evidence on the impact of its product intervention powers prohibiting the marketing, distribution and sale of binary options to retail clients and imposing...more
FCA finalises guidance on cryptoassets and consults on product intervention measures. FCA guidance on the regulation of cryptoassets - As previously reported in this blog, the FCA consulted on guidance on cryptoassets...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation proposing to restrict the sale, marketing and distribution of derivatives and exchange-traded notes that reference certain types of unregulated, transferable...more
On 3 July 2019, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation paper in which it proposed to prohibit the sale to all retail clients of derivatives and Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) that reference certain types...more
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority proposed to ban the marketing and sale in or from the UK to retail persons of derivatives and exchange-traded notes based on cryptocurrencies and utility digital tokens,...more
Central bankers and banking supervisors of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met this week to discuss a range of policy and supervisory initiatives. ...more
These topics are attracting particular attention because they are either at a key stage in the regulatory change or implementation cycle, or because uncertainty and inconsistency in their recent implementation means that they...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Releases 2019 Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter - On January 22, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued its annual Risk Monitoring and Examination...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Issues Report on Examination Findings - This month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a report summarizing various findings from recent examinations of its member firms...more
During the prior two weeks, three financial authorities in the United Kingdom as well as the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued reports assessing distributed ledger technology and risks associated with the...more
DERIVATIVES - SEC Issues Statement on Swap Business Conduct Rules - On October 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission took an unusual additional step towards implementing its rules for security-based swaps (SBS) by...more