On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released its report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Report”), which outlines the United States’...more
8/11/2025
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Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
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Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff statement providing guidance on how existing disclosure requirements apply to offerings and registrations of crypto asset...more
On April 4, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a statement concluding that a narrow class of USD-backed, fully reserved, non-yield-bearing stablecoins (“Covered Stablecoins”) do...more
4/9/2025
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, Inc. (“Coinbase”)—an outcome that marks a significant development in the evolving regulatory landscape for...more
On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released an Industry Letter—entitled Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related Risks (the “Letter”)....more
10/22/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
On May 30, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYSDFS" or the "Department") issued guidance to all virtual currency businesses licensed or chartered with the Department ("VCEs"), including those...more
The National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice announced a new self-disclosure policy on March 7, 2024 (M&A Policy) that impacts corporations, private equity firms, and venture capital firms and their...more
4/8/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Policy Drafting ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Venture Capital
On August 30, 2023, in a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed in full a putative securities class action against Uniswap Labs, a decentralized finance (“DeFi”)...more
9/15/2023
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CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
FinCEN ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Trading