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As the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team gears up for Consensus 2025 next week in Toronto — where Stephen Rutenberg, Daniel McAvoy and Jonathan Schmalfeld will be attending — the regulatory momentum in Washington appears to be...more
The last two weeks have seen federal agencies continue refining their approach to the digital asset industry, while state regulators are beginning to play a more prominent role—even as the overall pace of development appears...more
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
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
Among the biggest news that dropped in the past two weeks was the Trump administration’s announcement of a national Bitcoin reserve plan, a move whose mere discussion marks a significant shift from the federal government’s...more
On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a statement to provide clarity on the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets by declaring that “meme coins” do not fall under...more
The Staff stated that most meme coins are not subject to federal securities laws or SEC fraud enforcement; who will oversee meme coins remains an open question. On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange...more
In welcome news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) recently announced “[a]s part of an effort to provide greater clarity” that meme coins do not involve the offer and...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
Last week, Corp Fin issued a new statement providing its views on whether “meme coins” were securities or, if offered and sold, involved securities transactions. Meme coins are more like collectibles, the staff explained,...more
On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (“CorpFin”) issued a Staff Statement announcing its view that meme coin transactions do not involve the offer and sale of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been moving quickly to change course on its approach to regulating digital assets. Even before President Trump issued executive order 14178, titled “Strengthening American...more
On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) published a new staff statement intended to clarify the application of federal securities laws to meme coins....more
On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission formally abandoned its enforcement action against Coinbase. ...more
Over a decade ago, Dogecoin was launched as a joke, lampooning the speculation around cryptocurrencies of the time and playing off the popular Doge internet meme. Dogecoin is credited as being the first “meme coin,” a digital...more
In a stated effort to provide greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to “crypto assets,” the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance has released its views on “meme...more
On Feb. 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) stating its focus will be on “combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors...more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement on February 27, 2025 to clarify the application of federal securities laws to "meme coins," a type of crypto asset inspired by internet memes, characters, current...more
There have been a lot of developments at the Securities and Exchange Commission since Chair Gary Gensler resigned on January 20 during President Trump's inauguration. Most of those are groundbreaking, but the last one is just...more
On February 21, 2025, Commissioner Hester Peirce released a statement inviting input from interested parties on the regulation of crypto assets. Commissioner Peirce stated that greater crypto clarity requires the public’s...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented...more
Recent regulatory developments in the crypto asset and financial technology space suggest that US regulators may be shifting toward a more balanced approach — one that prioritizes clearer regulations while fostering...more
The first weeks of February have been eventful for digital asset regulation, with major policy shifts, legal battles and legislative initiatives shaping the future of Web3. The SEC’s formation of a dedicated crypto rulemaking...more
On February 12, President Donald Trump nominated Brian Quintenz to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This article profiles Quintenz as a nominee, surveys Pham’s initiatives as acting chair, and considers...more
While some of the crypto developments we have reported on in this edition of Cabinet News & Views have had a distinctively partisan bent to them, the departure of Gary Gensler from the Securities & Exchange Commission...more