Momentum continues to build for digital asset policy reform in Washington, with both chambers of Congress taking notable steps to advance legislative efforts. On June 23, the House passed several financial services and...more
6/30/2025
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The digital asset policy landscape developed on multiple fronts this week. The House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees voted to advance the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan proposal to establish a regulatory framework...more
6/16/2025
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This week’s tracker covers several significant developments in crypto policy. Lawmakers released a new draft of the CLARITY Act, a market structure bill that would expand the CFTC’s role and clarify how digital assets are...more
6/6/2025
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Congress is back in session this week after a two-week recess. Several new pieces of legislation were introduced, including one directing the secretary of commerce to spearhead federal blockchain policy initiatives, another...more
5/5/2025
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Last year, the House passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT 21) to close gaps created by current laws that did not anticipate the emergence of digital assets. FIT 21 seeks to divide...more
It’s a new year, and state legislatures around the country are beginning new legislative sessions. We expect to see more of them enacting Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which is designed to facilitate...more
1/20/2025
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On June 28, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint alleging that Consensys Software, Inc. (“Consensys”), the developer of the MetaMask self-hosted wallet, acted as an unregistered broker...more
As the world’s fifth-largest economy, the state of California plays a critical role in technological innovation globally, including in the areas of blockchain and financial technology. However, until now, the California...more
Last week’s wild ride in the crypto-verse started, of all places, in New Hampshire. On Monday, a federal judge ruled that LBRY Credits (“LBC”) are securities, and thus LBRY violated Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 by...more
New CFTC Action has Significant Implications for DAO Participation and Structures-
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (“DAOs”) provide a new way for individuals across the globe to use blockchain technology to pool...more