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SEC News Roundup - June 2025

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Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure - A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking requesting that the SEC amend the...more

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With Specific Focus on Crypto, SEC Revisits Proposed “Exchange” Definition Changes

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) voted on Friday, April 14, 2023, to reopen the comment period for previously proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

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SEC Spotlights Crypto With New “Safeguarding Rule” Proposal

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On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published sweeping and controversial proposed amendments to Rule 206(4)-2 (Custody Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). Last...more

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SEC Proposed Custody Amendments Could Cut Investment Advisors Out of Crypto

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed amendments to Section 206(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which sets out the custody requirements applicable to...more

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District Court Denies Payday Lender's Bid To Dismiss SEC Enforcement Action

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District Court Denies Payday Lender's Bid To Dismiss SEC Enforcement Action; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Camping World Insider Trading Derivative Suit; California Federal Judge Certifies Class Of Apple Common-Stock...more

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SEC Proposes to Redefine “Exchange” - New Definition Could Subject Blockchain Crypto Platforms to SEC Regulation

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) has released a proposal to amend Exchange Act Rule 3b-16, Regulation ATS, and Regulation SCI. Criticized by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce as “too wide-ranging”...more

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SEC Proposed Amendments Could Significantly Impact DeFi Companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued proposed amendments to the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”) that would significantly broaden the definition of “exchange” for purposes of...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes New Supervisory Framework for Certain Holding Companies Engaged in Insurance Activities

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In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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Crypto Regulation by any Other Name

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2022 was billed as the year regulation will descend on the cryptocurrency (“crypto”) and decentralized finance (“DeFi”) spaces. While it seems regulation may indeed be coming, it initially appears to be buried in lengthy...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - December 2019 #2

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U.S. Developments - Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on Stablecoins and Related Risks - On December 18, 2019, Governor Lael Brainard of the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a speech entitled “Update on Digital Currencies,...more

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Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: SEC Proposes Amendments to Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions,...

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During the previous quarter, the SEC proposed new rulemaking to reduce the number of smaller companies that become subject to enhanced reporting requirements through “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” status....more

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What Do the SEC’s Recent Bitcoin Disapproval Orders Really Mean for Investors?

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Regulators responded to a narrow question about trading bitcoin-based securities, with orders that should not limit innovation in bitcoin technologies. On March 10, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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