US Developments -
CFTC and SEC Issue Orders Filing and Settling Charges with Two Entities for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations -
On July 13, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and...more
7/27/2020
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BitClave Settles with SEC -
On May 28, 2020 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that a settlement has been reached with BitClave PTE Ltd. (“BitClave”) relating to BitClave’s 2017...more
On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission or the CFTC) finalized long-awaited interpretive guidance regarding what constitutes the “actual delivery” of a digital asset in the context of...more
5/1/2020
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Weekly Focus
- Replies to Motions for Summary Judgments filed in SEC v. Telegram
- Cases Consolidated in Class Action Suit Against iFinex Inc
- Bittrex Introduces Insurance Coverage
- -Research Report Finds the...more
2/8/2020
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U.S. Developments -
VanEck and SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Qualified Institutional Buyers -
On September 3, 2019, VanEck Securities Corp. and SolidX Management LLC announced that they are seeking to use Rule 144A of...more
9/12/2019
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Token Sales
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) published a framework on April 3, 2019, for analyzing whether a digital asset is offered and sold as a security...more
The end of the year has been a very busy time for the SEC in the digital asset space. From speeches to the issuance of joint statements to enforcement actions, there are many things to highlight, discuss and consider. This...more
12/21/2018
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