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SEC Crypto Task Force & Other Crypto Developments

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On March 21, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held the inaugural roundtable of its Crypto Task Force to explore the legal issues involved in classifying crypto assets under the federal securities laws. ...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Regulatory Shake-Out on Digital Assets: An Industry Waits for Additional Guidance

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A threshold question in many cryptocurrency inquiries is whether the digital assets qualify as securities under the federal securities laws. If so, then they are subject to a full suite of federal securities regulations....more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - April 2019

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - SEC Releases “No-Action Letter” Stating Turnkey Jet ICO Tokens Are Not Securities and Releases “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” - The U.S....more

Allen Matkins

Will The SEC's Framework Beget Blue Sky Blues For Digital Assets?

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Earlier this week, two senior officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission issued this statement elucidating a "framework for 'investment contract' analysis of digital assets". The Framework applies the tripartite test...more

Mintz

Digital Tokens: Rethinking the Term “Cryptocurrency”

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What are the similarities between a one dollar bill, a share of a company, and a prepaid gift card? The answer is … not so much! The same is true of the similarities between virtual currencies, security tokens, and utility...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Federal Judge Rules Securities Laws May Cover ICOs

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U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie of the Eastern District of New York has ruled that initial coin offerings (ICOs) may be subject to securities law. The ruling came in the court’s denial of defendant Maksim Zaslavkiy’s...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - June 2018

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...On June 28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new Memorandum of Understanding meant to allow two agencies to further coordinate in areas of common interest. ...more

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