FIT21 would provide regulatory certainty for the US digital asset ecosystem, balancing support for innovation with consumer protection....more
5/30/2024
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
Investment Contract ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
The latest bipartisan crypto bill would give the CFTC new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities, with a focus on market integrity and consumer protection.
On August 3, 2022, a bipartisan group of US...more
The CFTC would take center stage in the regulation of spot digital asset markets under Title IV of the RFIA.
Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which was introduced in...more
The agency will use the information to take further steps to address climate risks in the commodity derivatives markets.
On June 2, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Request for Information...more
An ambitious proposal could bring digital assets into the mainstream regulatory fold. During an eventful summer for the digital assets industry, it may have been easy to miss US Representative Don Beyer’s introduction of the...more
9/13/2021
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Authority ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
Developing a framework for consumer tokens -
With the rapid growth in the development of blockchain technology, virtual currencies and token sales (sometimes referred to as initial coin offerings, or ICOs), token...more
11/13/2019
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Futures ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Token Sales
Latham & Watkins has collaborated with ConsenSys to launch the Automated Convertible Note to help startups raise capital using a traditional financing instrument with an eye toward a future distribution of tokens.
In...more
5/28/2019
/ Capital Raising ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Convertible Notes ,
Financial Instruments ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Securities ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Startups ,
Token Sales
Developing a framework for consumer tokens -
With the rapid growth in the development of blockchain technology, virtual currencies and token sales (sometimes referred to as initial coin offerings, or ICOs) in 2017 and...more
9/19/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Currency Control ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Popular ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Tokenization ,
Virtual Currency
The proposed interpretation would further clarify the CFTC’s jurisdiction over virtual currency platforms that facilitate retail commodity transactions.
On December 15, 2017, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
The action reflects the CFTC’s expanded jurisdiction and provides further clarity on what constitutes “actual delivery” in cryptocurrency trading.
On June 2, 2016, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...more
With recent release, the CFTC hopes to eliminate market uncertainty on forward contracts with embedded volumetric optionality.
UPDATE (June 18, 2015): On May 12, 2015, the CFTC adopted the Proposal as proposed (as used...more
Note: This version includes an additional section on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, which amends certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act to exempt certain counterparties from the initial...more