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McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Pumps Fun

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While we anticipated a relaxed US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the new administration, even the biggest proponents of a lax SEC did not expect a “meme coin” blessing within weeks of a new SEC chair being...more

Carey Olsen

GLI Cayman Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

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Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Changes Are Coming

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Elections, as they say, have consequences. That bit of political wisdom certainly will be true again this time around—our president-elect has been announcing appointees for cabinet positions that are bound to bring about...more

Polsinelli

Assessing the Landscape: One Year into the SEC’s Litigation Against Major U.S. Digital Asset Exchanges

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The SEC’s litigation against the largest digital asset exchanges in America has been unfolding for over a year, beginning with the agency suing various Binance entities in June 2023, followed by actions against Coinbase...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Illinois Considering Crypto Licensing

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A legislative initiative in Illinois would establish licensing and consumer protection requirements for digital asset businesses serving consumers in the state. On February 21, 2023, the Illinois Department of Financial...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Rise in Crypto Securities Filings Could Persist

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Increased regulatory oversight and recent turmoil in the digital asset market have led to a rising number of securities litigations focusing on cryptocurrencies. Sixteen cryptocurrency-related class actions have been filed...more

Allen Matkins

SEC Alleges Form 10 Was Misleading, But Is The SEC's Order Itself Misleading?

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had "instituted proceedings against American CryptoFed DAO LLC, a Wyoming-based organization, halting the effectiveness of the company’s registration of two...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYAG’s Warning to Crypto Businesses Muddies Regulatory Waters

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New York’s chief law enforcement agency recently squandered an opportunity to bring much needed guidance to the digital assets space. On October 18, the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James (“NYAG”) issued a...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC and CFTC continue efforts to regulate cryptocurrency

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Two important events occurred in the cryptocurrency space last week. The Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gave a speech regarding regulators’ role in effectively supervising markets in the era...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Is Virtual Currency worth the Risk?

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We have read that Virtual Currency (VC) is a “speculative asset” that under certain circumstances may be used to pay for goods or services or be held for investment; and that its sale, exchange or use has tax consequences...more

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Who will have the last word with Virtual Currency? IRS, FinCEN, SEC, OFAC or the CFTC?

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Virtual Currency (VC) investors are currently investing without clarity regarding which Government Agency(s) has the final word with respect to the treatment of VC. US Agencies: IRS, FinCEN, SEC and CFTC – have expressed...more

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