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CLARITY Act Unveiled, SEC Issues Staking Guidance and 401(k) Crypto Ban Reversed

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This week’s tracker covers several significant developments in crypto policy. Lawmakers released a new draft of the CLARITY Act, a market structure bill that would expand the CFTC’s role and clarify how digital assets are...more

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Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - May 29, 2025

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On May 27, Circle Internet Group Inc., the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, announced its plan to go public via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to Circle’s Form S-1, Circle will...more

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What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Private Funds Industry?

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The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more

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Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - April 2024 - 2

Securities and Exchange Commission. Cryptocurrency regulation. On April 23, 2024, two groups representing the cryptocurrency industry sued SEC over its expanded dealer definition announced earlier this year. The Blockchain...more

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Bitcoin ETFs and workplace retirement plans: DOL has ‘serious concerns’

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved applications from large investment firms to offer spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Retail investors can now buy bitcoin ETFs on traditional...more

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[Event] RIA Compliance and Legal Strategies Conference - November 9th, Hamilton, NJ

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The RIA Compliance and Legal Strategies Conference is an essential event for registered investment advisors to gain a valuable understanding of current regulatory and compliance-related issues. Attendees will earn 4 CFP CE...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Crypto Compensation? Bitcoin Bonus? New York State Employers Must Weigh Requests Carefully

If your staff member wants his or her paycheck in cryptocurrency, should you – as an employer keeping up with the times — accommodate the request? You don’t have to work in Silicon Valley or play for the NFL to field this...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Material Investment Management Developments and Template Annual Compliance Checklists for Registered Investment Advisers, Exempt...

Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities • Proposed Amendments to Form PF Requirements- •Proposed New Rules Applicable to Private Fund Advisers and...more

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To the Moon After All? DOL Targets Cryptocurrency in Retirement Plans

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In Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 (the “Release”), the Department of Labor (the “Department”) signaled its intention to scrutinize inclusion of cryptocurrency assets and crypto-derivative products as investments in...more

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DOL Calls for ‘Extreme Care’ Before 401(k) Plans Dive into Cryptocurrency Investments

Cryptocurrency investing has experienced a tidal wave of popularity since the fabled genesis of Bitcoin in 2009. This growth has been fueled by “extreme” investment returns (despite “extreme” volatility) and innovative means...more

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DOL Expresses Extreme Skepticism About Allowing 401(k) Plan Participants to Invest in Cryptocurrency

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On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 (the “Release”) regarding 401(k) plan participant-directed investments in cryptocurrencies. The Release “cautions...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Department of Labor Teases Cryptocurrency Interest

Hinting that the US Department of Labor (DOL) is currently working on guidance related to cryptocurrency, the Acting Assistant Secretary for the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration recently commented that the DOL...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.6.2021 | Top Story: Peloton Recalls All Treadmills Over Child-Safety Concerns

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Peloton has recalled all of its treadmill models—the Tread+ and Tread—“less than a month after it fought the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as it warned that dozens of injuries and one death of a child had been...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.19.2021 | Top Story: Bitcoin Plummets In Correction Following Coinbase’s Public Debut

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Because volatility’s the name of the game whenever we’re talking cryptos, it’s hard to be too shocked by the news that last week’s banner Coinbase public market debut gave way to a digital currency walkback this weekend that...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.15.2019 | Top Story: FTC Fines Facebook $5 billion Over Privacy Violations

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Late Friday, the Federal Trade Commission hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine for the social media company’s range of privacy violations over the past few years....more

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Legal Ramifications of Paying Employees with Cryptocurrency

As cryptocurrencies surge in value and enter mainstream consciousness, an increasing number of employers may consider compensating their employees with bitcoin, ether, or other cryptocurrencies. While a cryptocurrency...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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More trouble for Wells Fargo, this time involving its Forex operation, which an internal investigation revealed was plagued by routine overcharging of customers and other questionable practices by bankers engaged in a battle...more

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