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Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Clarifies That Liquid Staking Activities Do Not Implicate US Federal Securities Laws

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The Staff provides the market with additional crypto clarity, holding that liquid staking does not qualify as a security under the Howey test....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Staff Guidance on Liquid Staking Activities

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On August 5, 2025, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued new guidance regarding certain Protocol Staking (defined below) activities.  This guidance builds on a May 2025 Staff...more

Perkins Coie

With Specific Focus on Crypto, SEC Revisits Proposed “Exchange” Definition Changes

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) voted on Friday, April 14, 2023, to reopen the comment period for previously proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action; NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules Challenged in Fifth Circuit; Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Enforce Contractual Limitations on Liability to Bar Contractual Fraud...more

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