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Cybersecurity Trends in the Digital Asset Space

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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New Legislation Introduced, Federal Reserve Revises Guidance and SEC Hosts Custody Roundtable

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Congress is back in session this week after a two-week recess. Several new pieces of legislation were introduced, including one directing the secretary of commerce to spearhead federal blockchain policy initiatives, another...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #4

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Companies Announce Digital Asset Payment Networks - The issuer of the USDC stablecoin recently published a white paper outlining its plans to launch “CPN,” a new payments network that aims to “bring[] financial institutions...more

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SEC Staff Clarifies That Certain Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Do Not Implicate the Securities Laws

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The Staff noted that a stablecoin generally is not subject to SEC jurisdiction if it is not an investment and used solely for commercial activity....more

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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – April 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more

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Bermuda Fintech Guide (Chambers)

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This chapter provides the latest legal information on Bermuda's fintech market and regulation, including regulatory jurisdiction, sandboxes, AML rules and FATF standards; robo-advisers, online lenders and payment processors;...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #2

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Digital Asset Companies Announce New Partnerships, Acquisitions, Products - A recent press release announced that Ripple, a U.S. fintech and digital asset infrastructure provider, has agreed to acquire Hidden Road, a prime...more

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U.S. SEC Issues Statement on Stablecoins

On April 4, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or “Commission”) Division of Corporation Finance (“Staff”) issued a statement on stablecoins (the “Stablecoin Statement”), outlining the Staff’s...more

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Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast

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In this episode of Crypto Exchange, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by his colleagues Pete Jeydel and Peter Leary to discuss trends and lessons learned from recent civil enforcement actions by the Treasury Department's Office of...more

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VASP FAQs: Key Information for Cayman Islands Virtual Asset Service Providers

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The VASP Act defines “Virtual Assets” as digital representations of value that can be digitally traded or transferred and can be used for payment or investment purposes. Digital representations of fiat currencies (which is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Withdraws from Prominent Crypto Enforcement Amid Regulatory Shift

Just over one month into the second Trump Administration, the crypto industry appears poised to notch yet another victory in its longstanding tug-of-war with regulators — perhaps its most significant to date. On February 21,...more

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Multisig Purpose Trusts

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In a remarkable evolution from its origins as a mere memecoin, Shiba Inu - now the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, valued at an impressive US $8.8 billion - is on the cusp of a bold new chapter: the...more

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Client Alert: The Future of Payments: Key Trends and Regulatory Challenges

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As the fintech and payments industries evolve in 2025, businesses, financial institutions, and regulators must adapt to rapid technological advancements and shifting regulations. The rise of real-time payments, embedded...more

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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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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025

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US Crypto Companies Expand Via New Licenses, Products, Integrations - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has “secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina’s...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order on Crypto as SEC Signals Enforcement Shift

On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” establishing his Administration’s policy “to support the responsible growth and use...more

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NFTs and Securities Law Issues Are on the Rise – SEC Analysis Relies on Resale Royalties

Until fall 2023, there were few SEC enforcements or litigations involving securities issues with non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). This has changed dramatically. In rapid succession last fall, the SEC undertook two enforcements...more

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French Jurisdictions Rulings on the Liability of Digital Asset Service Providers in Managing Clients’ Crypto-assets

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In the past four months, the French judicial court has provided significant clarifications regarding the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs) in managing their clients’ crypto-assets through three key rulings....more

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A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: British Virgin Islands (GLI chapter)

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Chris Duncan and Katrina Lindsay have authored the British Virgin Islands (BVI) chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the BVI legal requirements...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review: Cayman Islands - April to June 2024

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Welcome to the second instalment of 2024 of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this edition we cover several Cayman Islands regulatory updates including updates to the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, the...more

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Virtual Asset Service Providers – CIMA Regulatory Policy

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a regulatory policy (the “Policy”) outlining the criteria for approving Registration or Licensing of Virtual Asset Service Providers (“VASPs”). The Policy applies to...more

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Through the Looking Glass: US Internal Revenue Service Finalizes Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting Regulations

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In August 2023, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations to fulfill the Congressional mandate to require US tax reporting of digital asset transactions by brokers and other intermediaries. After evaluating...more

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Taking Steps Toward Federal Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation

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On May 22, 2024, with bi-partisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (“FIT21”), becoming the first major cryptocurrency legislation to...more

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Hong Kong Proposes Regulation of Over-the-Counter Crypto Trading

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On 8 February 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) released a consultation paper on its legislative proposal to introduce a regulatory regime governing over-the-counter (OTC) trading of virtual assets...more

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DeFi protocol Uniswap and investors avoid suit for fraudulent activity on digital asset exchange

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On August 30, 2023, in a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed in full a putative securities class action against Uniswap Labs, a decentralized finance (“DeFi”)...more

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