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California Legislature Passes Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act - Earlier this month, the California legislature approved SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253). Starting in 2026, “reporting...more
New ERC-4337 Smart Contract Standard Released to Enhance Wallet Security - According to reports, Ethereum has deployed a new feature known as “account abstraction,” which has been in development for two years and can “make...more
The world is at a crossroads. The early 1990’s saw the internet opening to the general public, followed shortly thereafter by online sales platforms (Book Stacks Unlimited—1992, Amazon.com—1994, and eBay—1995), and social...more
The release of the Pillar One and Pillar Two “blueprints” in October 2020, and the recent G7 (June 2021) and G20 (July 2021) meetings, provided an opportunity for further progress to be made on the Pillar One and Pillar Two...more
Stablecoins have attracted much regulatory attention lately. The G7 working group on stablecoins, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the European Commission are...more
The report encourages the G20 to consider a broad set of supervisory principles when evaluating global stablecoin arrangements. On April 14, 2020, the G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a consultation on the...more
The G20 has urged countries to adopt the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers, which were adopted in June last year. ...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors describing the progress of post-financial crisis reforms and key focus areas for the future. Over the past ten years,...more
The Situation: The G20, a forum for governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union, had made the decision to combat money laundering and terrorism financing activities tied to the use of...more
U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - SEC Chair’s Recent Comments on Digital Assets - Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Jay Clayton touched on digital asset issues during two recent...more
U.S. Developments - SEC Remarks on International Virtual Currency Enforcement - On December 5, 2018, Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), gave a...more
On July 18, 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), published its report to the July 2018 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting. The report sets out FATF’s ongoing work to fight money laundering...more
Now in its eleventh year, The G20 Summit heads to the city of Hangzhou, China – the first time a G20 summit has been held for heads of state in China. As this years’ destination, China is maximising its role as the host...more