In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for buyers....more
9/23/2024
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Recent Supreme Court administrative law rulings change the power dynamic between the executive and the judiciary in critical areas of statutory interpretation, enforcement, and immunity from legal challenge....more
7/15/2024
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Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
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Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
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Licensees, exchanges, and other market participants should prepare to comply with the listing, disclosure, capital, and other requirements that the new law imposes.
On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom...more
11/1/2023
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The Financial Services Committee seeks to bring order to an industry many say has suffered from lack of proper rulemaking.
On January 12, 2023, incoming House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry...more