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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDIC approves final rule amending signage requirements

On January 22, the FDIC Board of Directors announced that it approved a final rule, issued in the Federal Register, to amend signage requirements for banks for their digital deposit channels and ATMs. In drafting this final...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Digital Asset Treasury Companies Are Using Common Forms of Capital Raising — With a Few Twists

Digital asset treasuries (DATs) — public companies established to hold cryptocurrencies as reserve assets on their balance sheets, and companies that have repositioned themselves for that purpose — have become increasingly...more

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South Dakota AG Proposes Legislation to Authorize Seizure of Digital Currency

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On January 6, South Dakota Attorney General (AG) Marty Jackley announced a package of proposed legislation to modernize various aspects of the state’s criminal statutes. Among the proposals is a bill that would expressly...more

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The Year in Cryptocurrency – 2025 Popular Reads on JD Supra

A look at some of the most widely read crypto-related publications on JD Supra throughout 2025....more

Morgan Lewis

New York Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments Creating New Regime for Digital Assets Under State Law

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New York has now joined with 32 other states and the District of Columbia in enacting the 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) promulgated by the American Law Institute and the Uniform Law Commission. The...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Draft Bill Would Put Crypto Primarily Under CFTC Oversight

A bipartisan discussion draft of a bill by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) proposes giving primary oversight of cryptocurrency to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, lessening the jurisdiction of...more

Carey Olsen

A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency laws and regulations 2026: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

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Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced....more

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Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update - November 2025

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update, in which our Chambers-ranked global team of specialists shares highlights and key litigation and enforcement updates that are shaping the...more

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California DFPI Issues Modified Proposed Regulations Implementing the State’s Digital Financial Assets Law

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has issued modified proposed regulations implementing certain portions of the state’s Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) and aimed at clarifying the...more

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Bored Apes Are Not Securities

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On Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted Yuga Lab’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ second amended complaint, alleging, among other things, that defendants’ offer and sale of the...more

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[Podcast] The Data Stream – Episode 2 with Robert Musiala

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The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman...more

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SEC and CFTC Staff Issue Joint Statement on Digital Asset Commodity Transactions

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On September 2, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Joint Staff Statement regarding the listing of leveraged, margined, or financed spot...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] MiCAR in use, digital euro on the horizon - legal classification of current developments - September 17th, 9:30 am CET

The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) is the first standardized legal framework for the issuance and trading of crypto assets. Initial measures taken by BaFin show how regulatory requirements are already being...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

White House Charts New Course for Digital Asset Policy

The White House released its comprehensive Digital Asset Policy Report (Report), fulfilling a mandate from Executive Order 14178 signed by President Donald Trump on January 23. The order established the President’s Working...more

A&O Shearman

Mansion House: HMT policy paper with update on the digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published a policy paper on its update on the digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot. The paper follows the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN), which closed in April and which was the first stage...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Prediction Markets Set to Benefit from U.S. Enforcement Shift

Among the changes to the regulatory oversight and enforcement priorities that have accompanied the first six months of Donald Trump’s second term has been an embrace of cryptocurrencies and business models that rely on them....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Guidance on Crypto-Asset Safekeeping

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The global crypto-asset market cap has increased from approximately $2.3 trillion on election day, November 5, 2024, to approximately $3.9 trillion today, some eight months later. That rise in demand has been accompanied by a...more

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Balancing innovation and compliance in digital assets

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Establish a compliance framework to innovate confidently and avoid regulatory missteps. Use testing licenses and sandbox environments to trial new products under regulatory supervision....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Senate Banking Committee Releases Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft and Request for Information

Coming on the heels of the House's passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 ("Clarity Act") with strong bipartisan support, the Senate Banking Committee released its initial discussion draft for crypto market...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The GENIUS Act of 2025 Stablecoin Legislation Adopted in the US

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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act), legislation that establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Crypto-Asset Safekeeping: What’s Involved If You’re a Bank (or if You Want to Be One)

On July 14, 2025, the federal banking agencies issued a joint statement to clarify regulatory expectations for banking organizations that provide or are considering providing safekeeping for crypto-assets (“Joint Statement”)....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - July 24, 2025

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On July 18, the GENIUS Act (the Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the legislation aims to position the United States as a leader in the development of...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Senate Passes Landmark Legislation to Regulate Payment Stablecoins

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On July 18, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act), an act designed to establish a framework for the regulation of “payment...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Mansion House 2025: What this means for digital assets and tokenisation

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The UK government’s latest communications on 15 July 2025 in connection with the Chancellor’s annual Mansion House speech, and the launch of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, signals the government’s...more

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ESMA publishes “Do’s and Don't’s” for CASPs offering unregulated services

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On 11 July 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published guidance for crypto-asset service providers (“CASPs”) offering both regulated (under the EU's Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (“MiCA”)) and...more

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