News & Analysis as of

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Digital Securities Blockchain

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Crypto in the Courts: Five Cases Reshaping Digital Asset Regulation in 2025

There has rarely been a larger or more widely distributed financial market that existed in a more uncertain regulatory context than cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi) at the start of 2025. In the past several...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Digital Security Offering – 10 Things to Know Before You Create a DSO

Oberheiden P.C. on

What is a Digital Security Offering (DSO)? Conducting digital security offerings (DSOs), or security token offerings (STOs) is time-consuming and can be quite complicated. You will need to consider factors such as whether...more

Goodwin

SEC To Permit Custody Of Digital Asset Securities By “Special Purpose” Brokers

Goodwin on

Christmas came early for many in the digital asset community by way of a statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) on December 23, 2020 that grants relief in the area of broker...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - December 2020 #2

Perkins Coie on

U.S. Developments - Members of Congress Request SEC Clarity On Digital Securities Custody - On December 9, a bipartisan group of representatives penned a letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton regarding the issue of...more

BakerHostetler

Blockchain Solutions Announced, U.S. Fund Announces Digital Securities, FATF Issues Crypto Reports, U.S. Court Addresses Bitcoin...

BakerHostetler on

Blockchain Solutions Announced in Auto, Shipping, Medical and Aid Sectors - A prominent German automotive manufacturer announced this week that it has begun testing the use of blockchain technology for the company to monetize...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Issuers of Digital Securities May Benefit from Proposed Changes to Regulation A

In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed rule amendments to “harmonize, simplify, and improve the exempt offering framework to promote capital formation and expand investment opportunities...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Blockchain Trends and Enforcement Surrounding the New Technology

In 2019, regulators continued to consider whether and how to regulate blockchain technology. After the two previous years that included a high number of initial coin offerings (ICOs), many of which involved allegedly...more

Jones Day

SEC/FINRA Issue Joint Guidance on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Assets

Jones Day on

The Situation: In a recently released joint statement ("Statement"), the Staffs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Division of Trading and Markets, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide