As cryptocurrency’s market cap surpasses the $2.5 trillion mark and continues to climb, global regulators have turned their attention to understanding and addressing the risks surrounding digital assets.
In recent years,...more
7/16/2021
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
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With offerings across a growing number of online platforms and increased trading volume, NFT issuers, promoters, and buyers should consider the legal and regulatory implications relating to NFTs and federal securities laws....more
6/16/2021
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CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinHub ,
FinTech ,
Howey ,
Investment ,
Investment Contract ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Smart Contracts
The SEC signaled last week that it appears to be growing more comfortable approving certain digital asset activities, qualifying the first two initial coin offerings ever to proceed as registered securities....more
While SEC FinHub’s new framework announced last week for identifying crypto-securities suggests continued resistance for those using digital assets to access capital markets, an SEC no-action letter issued the same day to...more
4/11/2019
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Capital Markets ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
No-Action Letters ,
Offerings ,
Popular ,
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Regulation D ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales