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The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
Compliance Tip of the Day: Standing at the Turning Point
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider
Navigating 2025: Federal Legislative and Regulatory Updates on Stablecoins and Decentralized Finance — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
FINCast Ep. 40 – 21st Century Financial Warfare: Technology, Economy, & National Security
Navigating 2025: The SEC's Evolving Role in Cryptocurrency Enforcement — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Use of Blockchain in Compliance
Navigating 2025: Regulatory Shift to the States and the FTC in the Digital Asset Landscape — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Public Policy
Unpacking the Fifth Circuit's Landmark Tornado Cash Decision — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Planning for Your Digital Legacy
Understanding the DFPI's Proposed Rules: A Deep Dive Into California's Digital Financial Assets Law — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Understanding the DFPI's Proposed Rules: A Deep Dive Into California's Digital Financial Assets Law — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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
In today’s increasingly unpredictable global environment, the outlook for investment funds and their managers – particularly in the US – remains uncertain. Recent tariff measures introduced by the US government, along with...more
After years of uncertainty and regulation by enforcement, the U.S. may finally be moving toward a more comprehensive framework for the regulation of digital assets. On June 4, 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services...more
Derivatives market participants and exchanges can breathe a little easier now that Staff of the Market Participants Division and the Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or...more
On June 5th, the SEC brought together regulators, industry leaders, and experts to discuss the evolving asset management landscape at its 2025 Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management. This year’s event focused on...more
On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight jointly issued Staff Letter 25-14 in response to a request from SCB Limited, a Bahamas-based...more
Crypto Payments Companies Achieve Licenses, Enhance Product Offerings - A U.S. digital asset payments company, MoonPay, recently announced that it has been granted a BitLicense by the New York Department of Financial...more
The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins - On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural obstacles to consider the GENIUS Act on the Senate floor. Originally introduced on Feb. 4, by Senator Bill Hagerty,...more
Introduction: The Evolution of Real-World Asset Tokenization - Since Bitcoin’s creation in 2008, cryptocurrencies and traditional assets have largely existed in parallel. In our previous exploration of Real World Assets...more
Recently, the governor of Iowa signed into law SF 449, enacting new legislation to regulate digital financial asset transaction kiosk operators. The new law stipulates that such operators must not dispense more than $1,000 to...more
While there was some—albeit limited—Enforcement activity in May (click here for last month’s enforcement actions), in this month’s Round-Up we want to highlight some updates that suggest the Enforcement front may continue to...more
Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation brought against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2024, on February 5, 2025, the FDIC released hundreds of pages of documents related to its...more
House Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Clarify Crypto Regulation - On May 29, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), introduced the Digital Asset Market...more
On May 15, 2025, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) released responses to frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to crypto assets and...more
On May 29, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) released a Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities clarifying that certain crypto asset staking activities on proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain...more
In the rapidly expanding and evolving digital economy, tokenisation is primed to transform how we interact with assets. By creating digital representations of real-world assets on a distributed ledger, tokenisation promises...more
This inaugural edition of the Conyers Investment Funds Report presents a variety of updates and insights relevant to the investment funds space in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda. The report provides...more
A May 29, 2025, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Corporation Finance statement explains that "Covered Crypto Assets"—crypto tokens without any inherent rights to passive income, business enterprise...more
On 15 May 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets (Division) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) clarifying how certain broker-dealer and transfer agency rules relate to crypto...more
On May 19, 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published its Final Reports on Finfluencers, Online Imitative Trading Practices and Digital Engagement Practices (the “Reports”), as part of...more
The CFTC staff have issued interpretative guidance regarding the application of cross-border definitions under the CFTC’s regulatory regimes covering swaps, foreign futures and foreign options transactions, and foreign boards...more
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins recently directed SEC staff to conduct a review of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), focusing on the escalating costs, reporting requirements, and...more
On May 28, 2025, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2025-01 which rescinds the DOL’s prior Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-1 which had warned 401(k) plan fiduciaries against adding...more
On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “CFTC”) Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight (the “Divisions”) issued an interpretative letter (Staff Letter 25-14) clarifying the...more