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Cybersecurity Trends in the Digital Asset Space

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After years of regulatory uncertainty, the Trump administration has signaled a new approach to digital assets, including by establishing a working group focused on digital assets and nominating crypto-friendly chairs to the...more

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The SEC’s Enforcement Program Under President Trump’s Second Administration: What Can We Expect

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Al Tierney, a partner in Stradling’s SEC enforcement practice, recently authored the article, “The SEC’s Enforcement Program Under President Trump’s Second Administration: What Can We Expect” for the OC Lawyer. With Paul...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 3, April 2025

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Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. SEC may Reverse Proposed Cryptocurrency Custody Rule and Ohio House...more

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Rebranding of SEC Cyber Unit Reflects Shift in Enforcement Priorities

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On Thursday, February 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it created a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (“CETU”) to combat cyber-focused financial misconduct. The announcement reflects a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Creates New Tech-Focused Enforcement Team

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On February 20, the SEC announced the creation of its Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to address misconduct involving new technologies and strengthen protections for retail investors. The CETU replaces the SEC’s...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #4

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Digital Asset Companies Announce Strategic Acquisitions - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading...more

Venable LLP

SEC's New Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to Replace Crypto Unit and Focus on Fraud, AI, Social Media, and Hacking in...

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU), a group of 30 fraud specialists and attorneys spread across the SEC's offices around the country to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The Bybit Hack of 2025 — Potential Implications

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On February 21, 2025, Dubai-based Bybit, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a massive security breach, resulting in the loss of approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum (ETH). The incident, which is...more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2025

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from February 2025. In February 2025: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a...more

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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - March 2025

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2025

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Clark Hill PLC

SEC Announces Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

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On Feb. 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) stating its focus will be on “combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - February 2/27

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Acting Chair Uyeda on SEC’s Priorities

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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

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: February 27, 2025

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Three of the SEC’s key enforcement actions—all extensively covered in BitBlog and widely seen as emblematic of the agency’s adversarial stance toward the industry—are reportedly being halted or dismissed. The SEC has agreed...more

Cooley LLP

SEC Announces New Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

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On February 20, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a new enforcement unit – the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU). The SEC’s announcement made clear that the new unit...more

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SEC Leadership Change Results in Key Policy Developments

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The designation of SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda as the Acting Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 21, 2025, has resulted in a number of key policy developments. These developments, which we...more

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SEC’s New Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Focuses on Bad Actors and ‘Judicious’ Enforcement

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On February 20, the SEC announced the creation of the CETU, which will replace the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and be led by its former co-chief, Laura D’Allaird. In 2022, the SEC nearly doubled the size of the Crypto Assets...more

Cooley LLP

SEC announces new Enforcement unit for cyber and emerging technologies

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At the end of last week, the SEC announced the establishment of a new Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, designed to replace the current Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and to complement the work of the newly established...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Reversal of Fortune: SEC to Drop Coinbase Suit

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On Friday, Coinbase announced that the SEC staff had agreed in principle to dismiss its case alleging the company had failed to register as a securities exchange, broker-dealer, and clearing agency. We can expect the...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025 #4

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U.S. Digital Asset Companies Continue Product Launches, Market Expansion - U.S. nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea recently announced the launch of its new OS2 digital asset trading platform, which expands into...more

J.S. Held

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: The Rise of Crypto & Digital Assets

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While the cryptocurrency industry is still relatively young, its adoption by various economic sectors and the evolution of the technology itself is growing, along with the tokenization of assets, AI-powered smart contracts,...more

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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - February 2025

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 35

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Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Perkins Coie

Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2025: A New Era Looms

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Senior Division of Enforcement (Division) officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals at the Securities Enforcement...more

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