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Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
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Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
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Navigating 2025: The SEC's Evolving Role in Cryptocurrency Enforcement — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Virtual Currency Regulations: Key Insights for the Payments Industry — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating 2025: Regulatory Shift to the States and the FTC in the Digital Asset Landscape — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating 2025: Regulatory Shift to the States and the FTC in the Digital Asset Landscape — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
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On April 10, the SEC staff articulated how existing disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws apply to offerings and registrations involving crypto assets....more
As previously summarized here, since SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda was named Acting Chairman on January 21, 2025, the SEC has significantly shifted its approach to cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement actions, including...more
For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s invitation to crypto companies sounded simple: “Come in and register.” But there was no map, no guide and no obvious way forward – only uncertainty and risk. That changed on...more
On April 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement aimed at providing greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets....more
Three months into the life of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force, the SEC staff has begun taking tangible steps to define its evolving approach to the regulation of digital assets. In a series of...more
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published a statement providing its views about the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to...more
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement (Staff Statement) expressing its observations regarding certain disclosure requirements...more
As part of an effort to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has provided its views about the application of certain disclosure...more
Official translations of the guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities under the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) have...more
Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) continue to share their views about the Commission’s current priorities, and Monday was Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s turn. Speaking at the Florida Bar’s...more
The United States lacks a regulatory framework geared toward digital assets. This raises consumer protection concerns, causes regulatory turf battles and duplicative enforcement actions, impedes innovation, and puts the...more
2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more
The establishment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Crypto Task Force and the issuance by President Trump of an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”...more
On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology (Crypto EO), which addressed a variety of crypto-related topics to the great relief of...more
As part of the UK government’s drive to develop legislation for a UK regulatory regime to govern the cryptoassets sector, on 16 December 2024 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Discussion Paper DP24/4, which...more
As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more
On May 22, 2024, with bi-partisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (“FIT21”), becoming the first major cryptocurrency legislation to...more
Like many other industries, Registered Investment Advisers ("RIAs") have dealt with significant regulatory, technological, and systemic change in recent years. Compared to FINRA-regulated entities, RIAs often face these...more
Promoting securities, cryptocurrency, and other investment opportunities is fraught with legal risks. Individuals who engage in promotional activities must ensure that they have a clear understanding of the federal laws and...more
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
Hosted by C5 Group, the inaugural Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery – Paris event will launch in Europe this fall and will feature networking formats and practitioners from across the EU and key offshore jurisdictions....more
In the August edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC’s enhanced disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and...more
The proposed bill sets forth a comprehensive framework for the digital asset ecosystem by bridging regulatory gaps, promoting innovation, and protecting consumers. On June 2, 2023, Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House...more
Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention of Bitcoin in 2009 opened the door to rethinking the way value can be transferred and stored. However, crypto markets have long been considered by most analysts and attorneys as the “Wild West” of...more
Triggered by the collapse of FTX, regulators and law enforcement officials have made clear that they have the crypto sector under the microscope. While their initial steps have focused on FTX, its sister company, Alameda...more