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SEC and CFTC Staff Issue Joint Statement on Digital Asset Commodity Transactions

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On September 2, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Joint Staff Statement regarding the listing of leveraged, margined, or financed spot...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Two New Rulings from the SDNY with Mixed Messages for Crypto: Potential Implications for Regulation of the Crypto Industry

A pair of recent rulings from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) have potentially increased confusion around the regulatory status of crypto asset regulation—but may also provide some interesting signs of what’s to...more

Jones Day

Economic Report of the President to the Crypto Industry: Thanks, But No Thanks

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In Short - The Situation: For the first time, the Economic Report of the President (the "Report") includes a chapter on digital assets....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Government Consults on Expanding the Cryptoasset Regulatory Perimeter

The UK Government (Treasury) has published a consultation and call for evidence on a ‘Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets’ which sets out what is being called ‘phase 2’ of the UK’s approach to...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Recent Developments in Crypto Asset Markets

Last week, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission posted a sample comment letter (see the sample letter) in order to provide guidance to reporting companies regarding the...more

A&O Shearman

FSOC Report on Digital Assets: Mitigate Crypto Risks through Regulatory Oversight

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On October 3, 2022, as lawmakers in the United States continue to debate which agencies should regulate crypto-based activities, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its Report on Digital Asset Financial...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

INTERPOL Red Notices and cryptocurrency related charges: why are these cases emerging in South Korea, China, the United States,...

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Again this week, there is news that a cryptocurrency entreprenuer is wanted to face criminal charges. In the case of Do Kwon, the co-creator of failed cryptocurrency TerraUSD, South Korean authorities alleged that 280,000...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] State of Crypto Market in Argentina and Lessons from the US and Europe - September 21st, 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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Blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and new forms of cryptoassets have a transformational impact on the financial market as we know it. Despite early adoption of cryptocurrencies in Argentina, its central bank is...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

SEC Chair’s Remarks Suggest Crypto is the “Wild West,” Signaling Future Enforcement and Desire for Enhanced Regulatory Authority

Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), attracted a lot of attention following his remarks at the Aspen Security Forum earlier this month, asking Congress for more authority “to write rules for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Securities Litigation Update: Southern District of New York Dismisses Putative Securities Class Action Alleging Sale of...

On April 16, 2021, in In re Bibox Group Holdings Ltd. Securities Litigation, Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action alleging registration...more

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Power of the Peirce: SEC Commissioner Spends Some of Her Influence on Trying to Help Crypto Network Developers

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce continues to be one of the most vocal persons in leadership positions at federal regulators who are promoting innovation in digital currency and the blockchain....more

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