Innovation in Compliance: Allison Lagosh on Proactive Compliance Planning for Regulatory Changes
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Bridging the Gap: Effective Risk Communication in Compliance with Rob Clark, Jr.
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Daily Compliance News: June 10, 2025, The Ruinous Burdens Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
Daily Compliance News: May 22, 2025, The Trump and Dump Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 9, 2025, The Bring Out Your Dead Pardon Edition
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 2
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 26, 2025
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 10, 2025, The Dark Money Corruption Edition
Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
On July 16, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on crypto taxation. Congress and the Administration did not address tax issues in the most recent Digital Asset legislation, as previously discussed here. ...more
On July 16, the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing titled Making America the Crypto Capital of the World: Ensuring Digital Asset Policy Built for the 21st Century. The hearing confronted the widening...more
On July 11, the IRS published a rule in the Federal Register revoking a rule the IRS had issued in December 2024 after the rule had been repealed by Congress under the Congressional Review Act. The final rule, “Gross Proceeds...more
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."- The Serenity Prayer- The first 100 days of President Trump’s administration have been...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
On June 12, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-33 which extends for an additional calendar year the transitional relief initially provided in Notice 2024-56 to brokers required to report digital...more
Why do you need a lawyer for an IRS audit? Have you received an IRS audit notification (IRS form letter 2205-A, 2205-B, or 566)? What do you need to know?...more
The Internal Revenue Service was aware of significant underreporting of cryptocurrency on tax returns and used one of its investigative tools (i.e., a John Doe summons) in 2016 to seek financial information on thousands of...more
The House’s recent budget bill includes significant tax legislation; however, it does not include any crypto tax provisions. Additionally, the GENIUS Act, which recently moved forward in the Senate and would provide a...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
The federal rule that would have required crypto platforms to report users’ transactions to the IRS has officially been scrapped. President Trump signed a joint congressional resolution overturning the so-called DeFi...more
Congress and President Trump have provided legislative relief to decentralized crypto exchanges (and DeFi protocols) from the tax reporting obligations applicable more generally to crypto ‘brokers.’ On April 10, President...more
In a January 27 client alert, we discussed final regulations issued on December 30, 2024, covering tax reporting requirements applicable to certain decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms operating as noncustodial brokers of...more
On April 10, 2025, President Trump signed into law a measure1 that repeals the final regulations relating primarily to persons who are front-end service providers that operate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, which...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a new statement about SEC staff’s experience with SEC disclosure requirements for crypto-related offerings that qualify as securities. The...more
The Trump administration continues its efforts to relax digital asset regulation, including most recently by exempting decentralized finance ("DeFi") apps and wallets from tax reporting and through Securities and Exchange...more
In light of the approaching April 15 tax filing deadline, this week’s update highlights recent developments in U.S. federal tax policy that may impact crypto firms and crypto holders....more
The past two weeks brought some notable progress for the industry, though it still often feels like “regulation by lack of enforcement” rather than a truly proactive approach. The SEC clarified that most proof-of-work mining...more
Last year, the Treasury and IRS released two sets of final crypto reporting regulations. The first set, in July, imposed rules for custodial brokers. The second set, in December, imposed rules for DeFi. This piece provides...more
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for the financial and crypto sectors, with developments on Capitol Hill and from key regulatory agencies. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Michelle Bowman as the...more
Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more
On March 11, 2025, the United States House of Representatives passed a joint resolution to overturn a rule that the IRS had promulgated regarding “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services...more
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed joint resolution S.J.Res.3, disapproving the DeFi broker reporting regulations Treasury finalized at the end of the Biden Administration. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the...more
Congress and federal agencies have continued to back more industry-friendly crypto regulations and appear to be looking for paths forward for new legislation. Under new leadership, the agencies have indicated a willingness to...more