The strong vote in the House for the CLARITY Act sends a clear message to the Senate that there is bipartisan momentum and support for digital asset market structure legislation. However, several obstacles remain. Given the...more
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12/19/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
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CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Investment ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sentencing ,
Smart Contracts ,
Tokenization ,
UK
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
7/25/2024
/ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
FDIC ,
Fraud ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Jurisdiction ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 8, 2018, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed an executive order requiring recipients of major government contracts to disclose certain political activities. All business entities seeking contracts valued at more than...more
6/20/2018
/ Capital Expenditures ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Committees ,
Political Contributions ,
Political Parties ,
State and Local Government ,
Transparency
As we enter the new year, there are new changes in state and federal lobbying, gift and campaign finance laws.
California: In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed new campaign finance laws that require political committees...more
1/18/2018
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Campaign Finance Reform ,
Capital Contributions ,
Constitutional Amendment ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Communications ,
Ethics ,
Executive Branch ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
General Assembly ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Greitens ,
Governor McAuliffe ,
Governor Scott ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbyists ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Political Committees ,
Political Contributions ,
Reversal ,
Secretary of State ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration