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FCA discussion paper on regulating cryptoasset activities

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper (DP25/1) on proposals for regulating cryptoasset activities, with a new webpage and press release. The FCA is seeking to develop a safe, competitive...more

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SEC Adopts Expanded Exchange Act Dealer Rules: What Do the New SEC Rules Mean for DeFi?

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In March of 2022, the SEC proposed rules to include “any market participant that engages in activities as describe in the rules [as] a ‘dealer’ or ‘government securities dealer[.]’”...more

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Banks Expand Digital Asset Offerings; Crypto Market Actors Critique SEC Proposal; New OFAC Crypto Sanctions; Agencies Issue...

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This week Anchorage Digital, a digital asset platform and infrastructure provider that is also the first federally chartered cryptocurrency bank, announced that it has added custody support for 11 new digital assets....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SEC Proposes to Redefine “Exchange” - New Definition Could Subject Blockchain Crypto Platforms to SEC Regulation

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) has released a proposal to amend Exchange Act Rule 3b-16, Regulation ATS, and Regulation SCI. Criticized by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce as “too wide-ranging”...more

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SEC issues proposed rule that could reach cryptocurrency exchanges

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On January 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule (Proposed Rule) amending - and significantly broadening - a rule that defines certain terms used in the statutory definition of “exchange.”...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes New Supervisory Framework for Certain Holding Companies Engaged in Insurance Activities

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In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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SEC Proposes Rules That Could Regulate DeFi, Extend to Aspects of Centralized Crypto Exchanges

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On January 26, 2022, the SEC proposed rule changes that would greatly expand the scope of Regulation ATS, the regulatory regime that governs alternative trading systems (“ATSs”). Applicability to the fixed income markets was...more

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