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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulatory Developments in Digital Finance, February 2026 - SEC Issues Guidance on Tokenized Securities

On January 28, 2026, the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets issued a joint statement addressing “tokenized securities.”...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Playing by new rules: AUSTRAC’s growing reach in 2026

Over the past year, AUSTRAC has been busy on several fronts (making good use of its largest budget and staffing numbers to date). Key areas of focus have included: • finalising, and preparing industry for, the suite of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC and CFTC Relaunch “Project Crypto” as Joint Harmonization Initiative

On January 29, the SEC and the CFTC unveiled the relaunch of “Project Crypto,” positioning the initiative as a coordinated interagency effort to prepare for forthcoming federal digital asset market structure legislation and...more

Morgan Lewis

EBA Issues Supervisory Priorities as PSD2–MiCA Transition Period for EMT Activities Ends

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In accordance with a 12 February European Banking Authority opinion, as of 2 March 2026 electronic money token transactions that qualify as payment services must be fully compliant with PSD2, otherwise they will be subject to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Tokenized Securities Under the Microscope: What Companies Should Know After the SEC’s Clarification

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On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management and Division of Trading and Markets issued a Statement on Tokenized Securities that...more

WilmerHale

IOSCO Reports on Pre-Hedging and Financial Asset Tokenization

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) plays a central role in shaping the global regulatory landscape for financial market regulation. IOSCO reports have significant implications for the Commodity...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SDNY’s Jay Clayton Signals Aggressive Focus on Prediction Markets, Crypto, and Corporate Cooperation

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At the Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2026, held on February 5, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Jay Clayton outlined enforcement priorities that should capture the attention of prediction...more

BakerHostetler

SDNY Previews New Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy and Heightened Individual Accountability

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Speaking at the annual Securities Enforcement Forum in Manhattan on Feb. 5, U.S. Attorney for SDNY Jay Clayton outlined the Office’s current enforcement posture toward corporate and financial crime. ...more

Carlton Fields

How to Tokenize Securities: SEC Staff Provides a Taxonomy of Different Approaches

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On January 28, 2026, staff of the SEC Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets issued a joint statement on tokenized securities addressing different approaches they have observed to...more

DLA Piper

OFAC Sanctions Enforcement In Fintech And Crypto: Key Takeaways From Exodus And ShapeShift

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Recent enforcement actions by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) underscore that United States sanctions laws and regulations apply to fintech firms, including virtual currency businesses. The measures also reflect...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - February 12, 2026

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On Feb. 11, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee regarding the agency’s plans for cryptocurrency regulation. Atkins announced that he...more

King & Spalding

A New Era for UAE Federal Securities Regulation: The 2025 CMA Decree-Laws

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The UAE has entered a new stage in the development of its capital markets regulatory framework. On January 1, 2026, two landmark laws came into force, critically reshaping the UAE’s capital markets regulatory framework....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC extends comment period on proposed requirements for banks seeking to issue stablecoins under GENIUS Act

On February 6, the FDIC announced a 90-day extension of the comment period for an NPRM, which would establish application procedures under the GENIUS Act for FDIC-supervised state nonmember banks and state savings...more

Patomak Global Partners

Regulatory Key Non-Financial Focus Areas: Financial Crimes, Fintechs, Digital Assets and AI

Against the backdrop of deregulation, we expect regulators to continue to focus on financial crimes as well as fintech partnerships, digital assets, and artificial intelligence (AI)....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Regulation of cryptoassets in the UK reaches the final stage

On 15 December 2025, the UK Government published the final text of the secondary legislation (and accompanying explanatory memorandum) that brings cryptoassets activities within the scope of the UK regulatory perimeter....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Selling Your AI Digital Twin - The Brave New World Of Identity-Led IP Transactions: The Khaby Lame Deal Analysed

The reported US$975 million Khaby Lame transaction marks a genuinely new development in intellectual property (IP) transactions. The asset being commercialised does not fit neatly within the traditionally recognised...more

DLA Piper

SEC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Securities And Related Developments

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a joint statement on January 28, 2026 clarifying the application of federal securities laws to tokenized securities. This statement, published through the SEC’s...more

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FCA Publishes Further Information on Its Approach to the UK’s New Cryptoasset Regime

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The FCA has released new guidance to help cryptoasset firms prepare for the UK’s incoming regulatory framework - another step in the FCA Crypto Roadmap and a major marker on the path to full crypto regulation....more

A&O Shearman

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 Made And Published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 have been made and published with an accompanying explanatory memorandum. The statutory instrument (SI) introduces a comprehensive UK regulatory...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Takes First Enforcement Action Under UK Crypto Marketing Regime

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The enforcement action offers insight for global firms into the FCA’s approach under the financial promotions regime....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NCUA Moves to Bring Stablecoin Activity Inside the Credit Union Regulatory Perimeter

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A Licensing Framework- The National Credit Union Administration issued a proposed rule today that would create a licensing and supervisory framework for payment stablecoin issuers affiliated with federally insured credit...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Issues Statement on Tokenized Securities

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The Staff statement provides a technology-neutral framework for understanding securities tokenization models and emphasizes the consistent application of the securities laws to such models....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2026 # 2

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

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EU CryptoReg roundup: January 2026

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Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-asset sector....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act Clears Senate AG Committee

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On January 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG Committee), led by Chairman John Boozman (R‑AR), advanced S. 3755, the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (DCIA), on a party-line vote....more

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