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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - May 2025

In May 2025, the leadership from the SEC provided guidance on digital asset regulation in several keynote addresses and round tables. The SEC's activities in May 2025 suggest a deliberate movement towards establishing a more...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

SEC Chairman Decrypts the Regulatory Future of Crypto Asset Markets

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On May 12, 2025, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”), Paul Atkins, announced his plan to “develop a rational regulatory framework for crypto asset markets” during his keynote...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group - June 2025 Newsletter

A Q&A with Adrienne Braumiller, and Olivia Van Pelt. Question 1: How are you advising businesses in your jurisdiction when protecting themselves from the impact of trade wars and sanctions, and what strategies can...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: June 1, 2025

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

WilmerHale

The First 100 Days and Beyond of the Trump 2.0 Administration: Crypto Developments Overview

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The Trump administration recently reached the 100-day mark, representing the end of a critical period for presidential administrations where major policies and goals are initially established....more

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Paul S. Atkins Sworn in as SEC Chairman

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On April 21, 2025, Paul S. Atkins was sworn in as the new Chairman of the SEC. Mr. Atkins was nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2025, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2025 in a 52 to 44 vote. He replaces...more

DLA Piper

Key Considerations for Compliance Officers Under President Trump

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The Trump Administration has ushered in massive shifts in enforcement and policy priorities. From crypto to anti-corruption measures and tariffs to technology, the new Administration has changed the compliance landscape...more

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The Trump Administration’s Reshaping of Digital Asset Policy

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Since assuming office on January 20, 2025, President Trump’s Administration, together with various federal agencies and Congress, have initiated several actions that have the potential to reshape the digital asset industry...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Moves Quickly To Create a Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrencies and Reconsider Its Rules and Guidance - The Trump...

Paul Atkins has been confirmed as SEC chair, succeeding Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, who initiated significant regulatory actions....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Enforcement Policies Suggest a Return to Basics - The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days

Significant changes to personnel, structure and operation are underway at the SEC, consistent with sweeping changes at federal agencies more broadly....more

WilmerHale

Complex and Divided Securities Enforcement Falling to States

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The Trump administration is bringing significant personnel and policy changes across the federal government’s financial regulators. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order putting agencies and regulators—such as...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

The SEC’s Enforcement Program Under President Trump’s Second Administration: What Can We Expect

Al Tierney, a partner in Stradling’s SEC enforcement practice, recently authored the article, “The SEC’s Enforcement Program Under President Trump’s Second Administration: What Can We Expect” for the OC Lawyer. With Paul...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

President Trump’s SEC Trims Crypto Oversight

As we recently reviewed in The First Two Months of the SEC Under President Trump, since taking office for the second time, President Trump has moved quickly to make changes throughout the federal government in keeping with...more

Goodwin

Crypto Growth Opportunities via Public Capital Markets Under the Trump Administration

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Regulatory shifts are creating new opportunities in exchange-traded products and public capital markets for digital asset companies....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 13

Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. SEC may Reverse Proposed Cryptocurrency Custody Rule and Ohio House...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 3

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Issues Crypto Securities Disclosure Statement as IRS DeFi Broker Rule Repealed

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

Jones Day

Developments in Crypto Regulation: DeFi Tax Reporting Repeal and SEC Disclosure Guidance

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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

King & Spalding

Recent Actions by the SEC Related to Digital Assets

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Two recent actions by the SEC show the agency is already acting on President Trump’s support for digital assets. In January, a Crypto Task Force to promote innovation was formed. Our Fintech lawyers outline the scope and...more

Jones Day

SEC Division of Corporation Finance: Certain U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Are Not Securities

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As the Trump administration and Congress seek to establish clear digital asset regulation, uncertainty remains on whether federal agencies consider stablecoins to be "securities" under federal law....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 10

On March 26, 2025, the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing, entitled “A New Era for the CFPB: Balancing Power and Reprioritizing Consumer Protections.”...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The First Two Months of the SEC Under President Trump

As President Donald J. Trump wraps up his first two months in office, we review the changes that have taken place at the SEC. Prior to taking office, President Trump announced his intent to appoint Paul Atkins to replace Gary...more

Carlton Fields

New SEC Management Boldly Charts New Course

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A shift in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission often brings significant changes in regulatory priorities and enforcement approaches. As anticipated in our firm’s EO Watch alert, “Immediate Practical...more

DLA Piper

Agencies Ease Crypto Scrutiny as White House Advances its Digital Assets Policy

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Actions come as Trump Administration hosts digital asset summit, creates bitcoin reserve, and pushes stablecoin legislation - Recent actions by federal agencies and the White House could herald a sea change in US policy...more

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