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EBA draft RTS for CASPS appointing a central contact point under MLD4

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1108, on the criteria for the appointment of central contact...more

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EC adopts RTS on Market Abuse under MiCAR

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The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in cryptoassets (MiCAR), with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the arrangements,...more

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SEC Will Prioritize AI, Cybersecurity, and Crypto in its 2025 Examination Priorities

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On October 21, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2025 Examination Priorities ("Report"). Investment advisers and broker-dealers should...more

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Finally Final Crypto Reporting Regulations

On June 28, 2024, the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations on reporting requirements for brokers of digital assets (the “Final Regulations”) and provided transitional relief, including Notice 2024-56, Notice...more

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Well, California Has Decided to Regulate Crypto

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On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more

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Final Reminder: New UK Crypto Marketing Rules Less Than a Month Away

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As we have discussed previously (see ”First Reminder: Two Months Until New UK Crypto Marketing Rules Take Effect”), starting 8 October 2023, anyone — including a crypto issuer or business based outside the UK — who makes a...more

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Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact

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As noted in our previous alerts “Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code” and “Doing Crypto Business in Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code – Part 2”, the European Union...more

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Project W: Web 2.5 – The Companies That Are Using the Blockchain To Innovate and Solve Big Problems

Saying the word "crypto" will get a visceral reaction in many circles, and if you say you still believe in the future of crypto, you have a high likelihood of being blacklisted.   I get it. It has been a tumultuous 16...more

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U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Introduce Competing Crypto Regulation Bills

On July 12, 2023,  U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) proposed a revised version of their previously introduced crypto regulation bill to create better safeguards for the crypto industry...more

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MiCA Regulation: New regulatory framework for Crypto-Assets Issuers and Crypto-Asset Services Providers in the EEA

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On 29 June 2023, the Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (the "MiCAR") entered into force. The MiCAR will apply from 30 December 2024, except for Titles III and IV, which will apply from 30 June 2024. The MiCAR introduces a new,...more

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Doing Crypto Business in Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code - Part 2

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As noted in our previous Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code, the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the...more

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Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code

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The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more

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What’s Next for Blockchain Tech and Crypto in 2023?

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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

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SEC Eyes Further Crypto Regulation as Concerns over Conflicts of Interest Loom

SEC Chair Gary Gensler appears to be readying the SEC for increasing oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges, the latest in a series of regulatory actions targeting the growing industry. In prepared remarks at PLI’s recent...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 47 | May–June 2019

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Finance - Amendment to the Payment Services Act Tightens Regulation of Crypto Assets - The Payment Services Act ("PSA") and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act ("FIEA") were amended on May 31, 2019...more

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Bridging the Weeks - June 2019

Last week, a Canada-based social media company was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for purportedly conducting an unregistered securities offering to United States persons in connection with an initial coin...more

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