LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
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
The BVI is a preferred international jurisdiction for fintech businesses as it is a well-established investment centre with a comprehensive, commercial virtual assets regime, which provides businesses with legal certainty. ...more
The Staff clarifies that protocol staking does not qualify as a security under the Howey Test, clearing the way for market participants to engage in staking....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
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
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
On May 5, 2025, several House committees jointly released a discussion draft of a bill to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Notably, this proposed Act would clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the...more
On May 21, 2025, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed the Stablecoins Bill, establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins–cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to an external asset or commodity. This marks an important...more
Several legislative and regulatory developments in the crypto space occurred this week. The U.S. Senate took a significant step forward on stablecoin legislation, voting 66-32 on a procedural motion to advance the GENIUS Act....more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech by Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, at the Point Zero Forum. The subject of the speech was the digitalisation of money and assets, and in particular the...more
As previously summarized here, since SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda was named Acting Chairman on January 21, 2025, the SEC has significantly shifted its approach to cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement actions, including...more
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
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
On March 13, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act through committee. According to Chairman Tim...more
Three months into the life of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force, the SEC staff has begun taking tangible steps to define its evolving approach to the regulation of digital assets. In a series of...more
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
In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcast, Carlin McCrory is joined by colleagues Alex Barrage and Ethan Ostroff to discuss recent legislative updates surrounding payment stablecoins....more
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff statement providing guidance on how existing disclosure requirements apply to offerings and registrations of crypto asset...more
On April 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement clarifying that reserve-backed U.S. dollar stablecoins are not securities, at least under current law and...more
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
On April 4, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff Statement (the “Statement”) announcing its view that the offer and sale of Covered...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more