U.S. Developments -
Members of Congress Request SEC Clarity On Digital Securities Custody -
On December 9, a bipartisan group of representatives penned a letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton regarding the issue of...more
12/16/2020
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Fifth Circuit Limits Privacy on Digital Asset Transactions -
On June 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) ruled that FBI agents who subpoenaed a cryptocurrency exchange for records...more
The OCC Announces New Acting Comptroller and Includes FinTech Charters Among Focuses -
On May 29, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), the primary federal regulator of national banks, announced Brian P....more
6/26/2020
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Members of Congress Respond to IRS Tax Guidance for Digital Assets -
On December 20, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue...more
1/17/2020
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) published a framework on April 3, 2019, for analyzing whether a digital asset is offered and sold as a security...more
U.S. Developments -
Flood of State Virtual Currency Legislation -
Since the start of the new year there have been roughly nine virtual currency bills introduced or passed in four different states. Overall, the bills...more
1/24/2019
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SEC Remarks on International Virtual Currency Enforcement -
On December 5, 2018, Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), gave a...more
12/13/2018
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On October 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced the launch of the agency’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). FinHub is a resource for industry engagement between...more
New Appointments to the SEC and CFTC Have Their Eyes on Virtual Currency -
The U.S. Senate voted this week to confirm Dawn Stump (R) and Dan Berkovitz (D) as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
9/12/2018
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New York Stock Exchange Owner to Offer New Ways to Invest in Digital Assets -
On August 3, the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange,...more
8/8/2018
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