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Do Crypto User Interface Providers Need to Register as Broker-Dealers with the SEC? The Staff Offers Its View

The Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) recently issued a statement (the “Statement”) providing its views on the application of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - May 2026

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Carlton Fields

Gensler-Era Crypto Regulation Goes Under the Knife: SEC/CFTC Operation Targets Uncertainty Around Crypto Assets’ Legal Status

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On March 17, 2026, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued extensive interpretive guidance on how the federal securities laws apply to certain types of crypto assets and transactions....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - May 7, 2026

On May 1, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., released compromise text on stablecoin yield in the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, the final major sticking point in the Senate version of...more

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New York AG Secures $5 Million From Crypto Platform

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New York AG Letitia James reached a $5 million settlement with cryptocurrency platform Uphold HQ Inc. for allegedly misleading investors while promoting CredEarn, a crypto investment product from now-collapsed Cred LLC, in...more

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GENIUS Act Proposal: Examining the Impact of Proposed Regulatory Framework on Institutional, Non-Institutional and Foreign...

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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), enacted in July 2025, establishes comprehensive federal guidelines governing the issuance of payment stablecoins in the United...more

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SEC Staff Issues Statement on Broker-Dealer Registration for Crypto Asset Securities User Interfaces

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On April 13, 2026, the Staff of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued a statement clarifying that certain providers of front-end user interfaces (”Covered User Interface Providers”) — such as websites, browser...more

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SEC and CFTC Regulatory Labs Try Joint Venturing: Landmark Memorandum Sets the Terms

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On March 11, 2026, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signed what both agencies have called a “historic” memorandum of understanding. The memorandum is intended to create a new level of cooperation...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

GENIUS Act AML and Sanctions Rules for Stablecoin Issuers: A Few Surprises but Broadly as Expected

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On April 10, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) jointly issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) setting out their view of how sanctions,...more

White and Williams LLP

Crypto Regulation in the United States: A 2026 Snapshot

The United States remains at a pivotal moment in the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. While activity at both the federal and state levels has accelerated, the current landscape remains...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Federal Regulators Speak at Bitcoin 2026, Fed Chair Nomination Progresses, CLARITY Act Negotiations Continue and CFTC Sues...

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Officials convened at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas last week to outline the current administration’s approach to digital asset policy. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig delivered...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation - May 1, 2026

In the last week, the flurry of activity surrounding prediction market jurisdiction has continued, with both the states and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) claiming rights to enforce. Specifically, the...more

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New York AG Secures $5 Million Crypto Lending Settlement

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On April 29, New York AG Letitia James announced an Assurance of Discontinuance with a cryptocurrency platform resolving allegations that the platform promoted a third-party crypto lending product in violation of the Martin...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Bad bets: Recent enforcement actions against prediction market participants misusing insider information

In an article we recently published in the New York Law Journal, we outlined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) statutory framework for regulating prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket, in light of...more

Cooley LLP

Lots of New Technology Options for Retail Investors

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It seems like a day doesn’t go by in which I don’t read a story about a new form of technology designed to assist retail holders so they can participate in the stock market in one form or another....more

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UK FCA confirms cryptoasset firms can request pre-application meetings from May

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that from 11 May, cryptoasset firms preparing for the new UK cryptoasset regime will be able to request pre‑application meetings through the FCA's pre‑application support...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Civil Division Launches FOCUS Initiative to Vet Data-Mining Whistleblowers

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DOJ Civil Division Launches FOCUS Initiative to Vet Data-Mining Whistleblowers - On April 30, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division announced its new Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS)...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court rules ‘speculative’ identity theft risk insufficient for standing in data breach suit

On April 23, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed a putative class action alleging that a cryptocurrency ATM operator failed to safeguard customers’ personal information in connection with a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SDNY bans former crypto lending CEO, enters suspended $4.7B judgment resolving FTC claims

On April 28, the SDNY entered a stipulated order permanently banning the former CEO of a cryptocurrency lending platform from advertising, marketing, promoting, offering or distributing any product or service used to deposit,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

AI and Cyber-Enabled Tools Are Changing Sanctions Compliance Risks: Are You Prepared?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global economy and changing the way business is done, with dramatic implications for how companies manage compliance risk. Cybercriminals and other bad actors have new AI and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - April 30, 2026

On April 27, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, reiterated his commitment to his April 2025 memorandum titled “Ending Regulation by Prosecution,” which directed...more

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More and More Communities Saying, ‘No Data Centers Allowed!’

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As artificial intelligence, data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities proliferate across the United States, communities in which companies are looking to place these operations are beginning to push back more...more

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States Continue Targeting Virtual Currency Kiosks with New Licensing and Consumer Protection Laws

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Earlier this month, Virginia (HB 665), Kentucky (SB 189) and Wisconsin (Act 226) enacted new laws regulating virtual currency kiosks, collectively imposing licensing, disclosure, transaction-limit, and fraud prevention...more

K&L Gates LLP

Cryptoasset Regulation Coming to the United Kingdom: What You Need to Know

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Cryptoassets, including cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, are a global phenomenon, and they are attracting increasing regulatory attention in many jurisdictions. In keeping with this trend, the United Kingdom is...more

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The BR Investigations and Enforcement Forum: April 2026

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Welcome to The BR Investigations and Enforcement Forum (“B.R.I.E.F.”), Blank Rome’s monthly newsletter highlighting enforcement priorities and compliance risk issues impacting businesses domestically and abroad. B.R.I.E.F....more

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