On December 10, 2025, Gemini Space Station, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEMI) announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) approved the registration of its subsidiary—Gemini Titan, LLC—as a Designated Contract Market...more
The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation on a draft act amending the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/522 under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The amendment delivers on two separate actions. The first is the...more
Crypto is an extraordinary growth market with profound implications for foreign investment in the United States. The current U.S. administration has made a clear, specific, and demonstrable commitment toward development of...more
On December 17, 2025, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an update to its May 2025 FAQs relating to crypto asset activities and...more
Popular prediction markets platforms recently announced that they have formed the Coalition for Prediction Markets. According to the coalition’s website, it aims to unite exchanges, brokers, and advocates to expand consumer...more
On December 9, FinCEN announced a consent order levying a $3.5 million civil money penalty against a peer-to-peer virtual currency trading platform for willful BSA violations. FinCEN alleged the company facilitated more than...more
On December 4, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the upcoming launch of the first leveraged spot cryptocurrency product to be listed on a CFTC-regulated exchange, Bitnomial Exchange, LLC...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a plan submitted by commodities futures trading platform Polymarket to resume limited U.S. operations through a registered intermediary. The approval permits the...more
In 2025, applications and inquiries to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) as a derivatives exchange have noticeably increased, with several companies pursuing or obtaining a CFTC...more
With the government shutdown ending, federal agencies, including the CFTC and SEC, are resuming operations and making further progress on crypto-related policy. On Capitol Hill, the Senate Agriculture Committee released a...more
On September 8, 2025, Nasdaq submitted a first-of-its-kind application to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend Nasdaq rules to permit the trading of tokenized securities alongside traditional, non-tokenized...more
On 30 September 2025, the eve of the government shutdown, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting the Texas Stock Exchange LLC’s (TXSE) registration as a national security exchange (the Order)....more
Our Investment Funds Team outlines key takeaways from Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Staff Advisory 25-36 that offers guidance to trading platforms and investment managers involved in sports-related event...more
The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), based in Dallas, Texas, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as an exchange, with plans to begin listing shares in 2026. TXSE was created to reduce...more
On September 30, 2025, the new Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) announced that the SEC approved its Form 1 registration statement, officially approving the exchange. Accordingly, the TXSE is now officially a recognized national...more
Since January, the U.S. federal regulatory landscape for digital assets has undergone a legislative and regulatory sea change. Major milestones include the passage of the GENIUS Act, which establishes a federal regulatory...more
On September 8, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a Form 19b-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposing rule changes that would allow trading of equity securities and exchange-traded products...more
On September 2, 2025, the Divisions issued a joint statement announcing a cross-agency initiative to coordinate efforts regarding the process for enabling the trading of certain spot crypto asset products. This initiative is...more
On August 28, 2025, the staff of the Division of Market Oversight (CFTC Staff) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued Staff Advisory Letter No. 25–27 (Staff Advisory). The Staff Advisory reaffirms and...more
On September 5, 2025, the SEC and CFTC issued a joint statement on regulatory harmonization opportunities and announced a joint SEC/CFTC roundtable to be held at the end of September. This release came on the heels of an...more
Securities regulators signaled an openness to “innovation exemptions” allowing U.S. perpetual contracts and leveraged crypto markets to become competitive with offshore markets....more
Amid “recent confusion and disruption regarding whether non-US exchanges should register [with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission)] as a designated contract market (DCM) or [foreign board of trade...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings from its multi-firm review of principal trading firms' compliance with the detailed organisational requirements for algorithmic trading set out under the UK...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a draft delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation 2017/567 as regards the obligation to provide market data on a reasonable commercial basis, the determination of what...more
Reporting counterparties must correct any error in their SDR reporting “as soon as technologically practicable” and, “[i]n all cases, […] within seven business days” after its discovery. If they fail to do so, they must...more