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Robinhood Crypto Reaches Settlement with California AG

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California AG Rob Bonta has reached a settlement with Robinhood Crypto, LLC (Robinhood) to resolve an investigation into allegations that the cryptocurrency trading platform violated the California Commodities Law by...more

Opportune LLP

RightAngle ETRM Maintenance Strategies on Azure

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The migration of RightAngle ETRM applications to the Azure cloud presents both opportunities and challenges. To fully capitalize on the benefits of cloud computing and ensure uninterrupted operations, a robust support plan is...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Reportaje de Broker de Activos Digitales

El 6/28/24, el Tesoro de los EE. UU. y el IRS emitieron regulaciones finales con una fecha de vigencia del 9/9/24 que requieren que los brokers de custodia reporten las ventas e intercambios de activos digitales a partir del...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Digital Assets Broker Reporting

On 6/28/24, the U.S. Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations with an effective date of 9/9/24 requiring custodial brokers to report sales and exchanges of digital assets beginning in calendar year 2025. Meaning,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Launches Consultations on the New Prospectus Regime and Public Offer Platforms

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On 26 July 2024, the FCA published consultation papers on a new public offers and admissions to trading regime to replace the existing UK Prospectus Regulation, and on proposals to establish public offer platforms (POPs) as a...more

BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - August 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Proprietary Trading and Global Regulation

In recent years, a new field called “prop trading” has emerged. It enables traders to trade financial products such as stocks, commodity bonds, cryptocurrencies, CFDs, and forex products without using their own money, but...more

IR Global

Euro firms despite unexpected decline in German business sentiment

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The euro trended higher on Monday, with the single currency able to shrug off some underwhelming German data. Meanwhile, the pound is trading sideways so far this morning, with GBP/EUR flat at €1.1817 and GBP/USD stable...more

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Virtual Asset Service Providers – CIMA Regulatory Policy

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a regulatory policy (the “Policy”) outlining the criteria for approving Registration or Licensing of Virtual Asset Service Providers (“VASPs”). The Policy applies to...more

A&O Shearman

UK Financial Conduct Authority Research on Digital Engagement Practices in Trading Apps

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a research note setting out the outcomes of an experiment to investigate the effect of digital engagement practices (DEPs) on trading behavior. The FCA tested an experimental...more

Troutman Pepper

FINRA’s Crackdown on Firms’ Use of Social Media Influencers Continues

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The Financial Industry Regulation Authority’s (FINRA) Enforcement Division recently announced a resolution to a nearly two-and-a-half-year investigation in which TradeZero America, Inc. (TradeZero) agreed to pay a fine of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CFTC Charges Trading Company With Market Manipulation and Whistleblower Protection Violations

On June 17, 2024, the CFTC's Division of Enforcement announced that it had reached a settlement with Trafigura Trading LLC ("Trafigura") over allegations that the firm manipulated oil derivatives prices while discouraging...more

Carlton Fields

Conflict of Contracts: SCOTUS Backs Courts Rather Than Arbitrators to Resolve

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With its recent decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Suski, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when parties have agreed to two separate contracts, one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration and the other sending arbitrability...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Formulario 1099-DA Podría Llegar En 2025

El 4/19/24, el IRS publicó el borrador del Formulario 1099-DA para reportar los ingresos de activos digitales de las transacciones de corredores. El IRS afirma que: “Este borrador preliminar refleja el Aviso de Reglamentación...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

1099-DA Could Come 2025

On 4/19/24, the IRS published draft Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset proceeds from broker transactions. The IRS states that: “This early draft release reflects the notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in the...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024 #2

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Crypto and Web3 Firms Announce Fintech Integrations - A major U.S. fintech firm recently announced a product integration with MoonPay, a Web3 infrastructure company, “that allows MoonPay users in the U.S. to seamlessly buy...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - May 2024

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Big news dropped in the past few weeks, which sent shockwaves across the industry: according to a recently filed lawsuit, the SEC has classified the second largest cryptocurrency, Ether, as a security in certain ongoing...more

WilmerHale

Binance Ruling Spotlights Muddled Post-Morrison Landscape

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The March decision in Williams v. Binance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit marks the latest chapter in the judiciary's struggle to apply the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Morrison v. National...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Groundbreaking and Informative – CFTC’s KuCoin Complaint

On March 26, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) for injunctive and other relief against...more

The Volkov Law Group

JP Morgan Fined $348 Million for Deficient Record-Keeping

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Regulators with the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) have fined JP Morgan Chase & Co. a combined total of $348.2 million over the bank’s failure to monitor client trading activities...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC’s MRAC Tackles AI and Climate Change

On Friday, March 15, 2024, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Market Risk Advisory Committee (“MRAC”) convened two roundtables in Washington DC....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Government Consults on World’s First Regulated Public-Private Crossover Market

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UK Chancellor launches consultation on the proposed Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) as part of the Spring Budget. On 6 March 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper seeking...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Expands "Dealer" Definition to Capture Liquidity Providers

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Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Do Your Assets Include Unregistered Securities? This Asset Class Requires Special Planning

When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hong Kong Proposes Regulation of Over-the-Counter Crypto Trading

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On 8 February 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) released a consultation paper on its legislative proposal to introduce a regulatory regime governing over-the-counter (OTC) trading of virtual assets...more

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