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Fenwick & West LLP

U.S. Senate Passes the GENIUS Act - Stablecoin Legislation Moves to the House

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On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1582 (GENIUS Act) with bipartisan support (68–30), creating the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoin regulation. This landmark legislation establishes clear...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The SEC Approves ETFs That Track Bitcoin

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved the applications of 11 asset and investment management firms to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track bitcoin on the spot market. This event heralds...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hong Kong Consults on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation

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The proposed regulatory framework would create substantive obligations on issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins to safeguard the public. On 27 December 2023, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and...more

Allen Matkins

A Taxonomy Of Issuer And Nonissuer Transacations

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Yesterday's post concerned a recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton concerning whether a plaintiff's purchase of a cryptocurrency was subject to qualification as an "issuer transaction" under the...more

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Court Tackles Issuer/Non-Issuer Transaction Distinction

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California's Corporate Securities Law of 1968 imposes a qualification requirement on the offer and sale of securities in three categories of transactions: issuer, recapitalization and reorganization, and nonissuer. Corp. Code...more

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Telegram TRO Sends Strong Message to Digital Token Issuers

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On October 11, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced it filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer...more

Polsinelli

BitBlog Weekly Update

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The Polsinelli BitBlog Weekly Update begins with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (“SEC”) settlement with an issuer of securities, who managed to both illegally offer securities, and create an unlicensed exchange to trade...more

Perkins Coie

Takeaways on the Regulation of Crypto Assets from Late 2018 Comments of Several SEC Officials

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the D.C. Bar hosted a panel to discuss current developments in the world of crypto. Among the panelists were two senior SEC officers: Jonathan Ingram, Deputy Chief Counsel, Division of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Regulation A+ Offerings for Tokens:What is the SEC Waiting For?

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In a recent article, we discussed why the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its staff (the “Staff”) continue to think most cryptocurrencies and other crypto assets (“tokens”) are securities at the time they are...more

Hogan Lovells

Debt capital markets - Global insights - Summer 2018

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At Hogan Lovells, we follow industry trends very closely and we take great care to listen to our clients and contacts – to understand the issues they face and how the industry is changing. Our Debt Capital Markets – Global...more

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