A recent ruling by a Texas federal court adopts a narrow, textually driven reading of the Commodity Exchange Act, questioning whether gold and silver bullion are “commodities” within the statute’s scope....more
7/25/2025
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The move comes in the wake of an open request for comment on “perps” issued by the CFTC earlier this year—but no new rule or interpretive guidance has followed. Importantly, the SEC has not challenged the listing of ETH...more
The GENIUS Act creates a comprehensive U.S. regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The GENIUS Act also authorizes U.S. regulators to exercise jurisdiction over foreign stablecoin issuers. Federal agencies are directed...more
President Trump campaigned on the promise to make the United States the “crypto capital” of the world. In his first days in office, he took steps to advance that goal, including by signing an executive order designed to...more
2/10/2025
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On June 2, 2022, the New York Legislature passed a bill, S6486D, that would place a two-year moratorium on certain new cryptocurrency mining operations at fossil fuel energy plants in New York. The bill would also limit...more
New York will for the first time require companies that hold a BitLicense to pay annual assessment fees.
The new fee will increase the already high cost of obtaining a BitLicense and operating a crypto business in New...more