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Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 9/16/2024

According to recent reports, two U.S. multinational financial technology companies have integrated Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a decentralized naming system built on the Ethereum blockchain, into their payment platforms....more

Final Tax Rules and Transitional Guidance for Broker Reporting

Seward & Kissel LLP on 8/29/2024

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently finalized Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) and published two notices and a Revenue Procedure (the “Transitional Guidance”) for broker reporting of certain...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - July 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 7/15/2024

US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement Action - According to a recent press release, Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, announced that it is now the “first global stablecoin issuer to achieve...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #3

BakerHostetler on 6/17/2024

EigenLayer TVL Surpasses $20B; New Self-Custodial Wallet Features Launch - According to recent reports, the total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum network-based EigenLayer restaking protocol recently surpassed $20...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 6/10/2024

TradFi/DeFi Integrations Announced, Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launches - According to reports, Robinhood, a major U.S. financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #3

BakerHostetler on 4/15/2024

US Firms Launch New Stablecoin Products, Crypto Debit Card Launches - A major U.S. financial technology firm recently announced plans to launch a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. According to a blog post by the company, the...more

Patent Poetry: Patent and Trademark Offices Publish Study on NFT IP Issues

AEON Law on 3/25/2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Copyright Office have published the results of their joint study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (IP). The Report was created in response to a June...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #3

BakerHostetler on 3/18/2024

Financial Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot, UK Approves Crypto ETNs - A recent press release announced completion of the Canton Network pilot, “a first-of-its-kind program demonstrating the interoperability of twenty-two...more

The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/13/2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While...more

Cryptocurrency Securities Class Action Litigation 2023 Year Review

Dechert LLP on 3/1/2024

The year 2023 witnessed a recovery in the cryptocurrency and digital assets market corresponding with fewer crypto-related securities class action litigation actions than in 2022. Despite this decrease, the nature of the...more

Have You Disclosed Offshore Cryptocurrency and NFT Activities to the IRS?

Allen Barron, Inc. on 2/28/2024

Have you fully disclosed offshore cryptocurrency and NFT activities to the IRS? Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of a Texas man for tax returns that were inaccurate, incomplete, or...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2024

BakerHostetler on 2/20/2024

Crypto Firms Make Acquisitions, Integrate Products; New Crypto Index Launches - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company has announced an agreement to acquire a major digital asset custody provider....more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - Assessing the Benefits and Challenges of Tokenizing Real World Assets

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/7/2024

The world of cryptocurrencies on blockchains and the world of traditional assets in markets have often stood in stark contrast to one another since Bitcoin’s creation in 2008. The lack of a reliable bridge between these two...more

New Crypto Products Launch; Bank Pilots Crypto Trading; Reports Address Bitcoin Halving, DeFi Regulation; Crypto Enforcement and...

BakerHostetler on 2/5/2024

New Crypto Payment and Staking Services Launch, Bank to Pilot Crypto Trading - According to recent reports, Transak, a leading payments infrastructure provider for crypto and NFTs, has announced a strategic collaboration...more

SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement under the Gensler Administration

Cornerstone Research on 1/29/2024

In addition to tokens and crypto issuers, the SEC enforcement continued its focus on crypto lending and trading platforms. In January 2023, the SEC brought two enforcement actions against three firms for unregistered offer...more

Crypto Products Launch in Payments, Data Management, Wireless Networks; FASB Updates Crypto Accounting Rules; Crypto Enforcement...

BakerHostetler on 12/18/2023

Crypto Initiatives Focus on Latin America; New Tether Policy Aligns with OFAC - According to a press release, earlier this month Circle Internet Financial announced a partnership with Nubank, one of Latin America’s largest...more

Part I: NFT Lending — Legal Issues Involving Secured Transactions under the UCC, Pre- and Post-Article 9 and 12 Amendments

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 11/15/2023

Despite the protracted crypto bear market, innovators in non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are hard at work. Gone are the days when NFTs were merely profile pictures (“PFPs”) displayed on a pseudonymous social media account or...more

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, October 2023

Hogan Lovells on 10/31/2023

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the FCA publishing key findings from its multi-firm review of payment account providers’ systems and controls against money mule activity; ESMA clarifying the timeline...more

Consumer & Retail goes Phygital – are digital and physical assets converging?

White & Case LLP on 10/10/2023

The Consumer & Retail Industry has been an early champion of the benefits of Web 3 concepts like NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and the metaverse, helping retailers to drive sales and growth and supercharge brand awareness. NFTs...more

Crypto Products Launch for Custody, Tokenization, Staking; Crypto Adoption Report Published; DFS Proposes New VC Guidance; NFT...

BakerHostetler on 9/25/2023

Financial Firms Launch Crypto Products for Custody, Tokenization and Staking - In a recent press release, BitGo announced its plans “to create the first Bitcoin-only trust company” by partnering with Swan Bitcoin, a leading...more

China Starts Registering Trademarks Filed for NFTs and Virtual Goods in the Metaverse

Quarles & Brady LLP on 9/21/2023

The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“Chinese Trademark Office” or “the Office”) has recently approved a slew of marks filed for non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and other goods and...more

Crypto Custody Services Expand; CFTC Enforcement Targets DeFi, SEC Targets NFTs; FinCEN Warns of Crypto Scams; Major Hacks Steal...

BakerHostetler on 9/18/2023

Financial Services Firms Expand Cryptocurrency Custody Services - According to recent reports, the cryptocurrency custody arm of a major international bank has launched its institutional cryptocurrency custody services in...more

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