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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Brian Quintenz nominated to be CFTC Chairman

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Breaking Down CFTC's Novel Theory Driving Uniswap Action

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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

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

CFTC Enforcement Highlights Potential Compliance Risks to Crypto Exchanges for Derivatives Trading

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

Stark & Stark

CFP Board Issues Notice Applying Code and Standards to Cryptocurrency-Related Assets

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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

A&O Shearman

UK Conduct Regulator Proposes Banning the Sale to Retail Clients of Derivatives Referencing Crypto-Assets

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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

White & Case LLP

FCA cites price volatility and ‘FOMO’ in proposal to ban the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail clients

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Weeks - July 2019 #2

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - November 2018

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on Swaps, CFTC Initial Margin Phase 5, Brexit, and EU Obligations of...

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

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