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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – August 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends - August 2024

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This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - February 2024 # 4

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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

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2024

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Crypto Firms Make Acquisitions, Integrate Products; New Crypto Index Launches - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company has announced an agreement to acquire a major digital asset custody provider....more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Digital Assets Reporting Requirements Under Section 6050I

On January 16, 2024, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced that the agencies are postponing the implementation of increased reporting requirements for digital asset transactions under the...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Digital Assets and the UCC: Article 12 Legislative Updates

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New amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) have been proposed which relate to transactions involving cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and blockchain technology. The amendments add a new Article 12 to the UCC, which...more

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U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Introduce Competing Crypto Regulation Bills

On July 12, 2023,  U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) proposed a revised version of their previously introduced crypto regulation bill to create better safeguards for the crypto industry...more

K2 Integrity

Opportunities, Risks, and Compliance in the Digital Assets Space

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On 14 September 2022, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on considerations in the digital assets space. K2 Integrity Board Member Christopher Brummer and AML/CFT experts Mariano Federici and Alex Levitov discussed the current...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cryptoasset Seizures and Forfeitures: US and UK Enforcement Overview

Regulatory scrutiny of the use and management of cryptocurrency and other digital assets such as utility tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) (collectively, cryptoassets) is rapidly growing on both sides of the Atlantic....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Headed to the Metaverse? Be "The One" to Minimize Money Laundering Risk

Wilson Sonsini provides extensive and cutting-edge legal services for innovators, technology pioneers, and disruptors. As part of our focus on emerging technologies, our attorneys are publishing a series on applying and...more

King & Spalding

State Attorneys General Poised to Elevate Regulatory Scrutiny of Digital Asset Businesses

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The Attorney General Alliance (“AGA”) recently issued a collaborative White Paper that signals heightened scrutiny of digital asset businesses by state Attorneys General in coming years. Recognizing that it is “no longer...more

Oberheiden P.C.

NFT Lawyer – 5 Things You Must Consider Before Hiring

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NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets that are sharply rising in popularity. Every day, individuals are launching new NFT projects with similar or new features compared to prior NFT projects. NFTs are attractive to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Financial Crime Horizon Scanner: 2022 - Q1 (US)

Our quarterly Financial Crime Horizon Scanner for the US summarizes key financial crime related legal and regulatory changes expected over the next 2 years and provides electronic links to key resources. We hope that you...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

March 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions Roundup

In the wake of President Biden’s March 9, 2022, executive order outlining his Administration’s desire to establish a comprehensive federal approach to crypto policy and regulation, federal agencies are continuing to focus on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

2021 Digital Asset Regulatory Lookback (US Edition)

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Popular and institutional interest in digital assets, decentralized applications, NFTs, and blockchain technology skyrocketed, and regulators sprinted to catch up. For the digital asset markets, 2021 was a banner year....more

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Crypto Initiatives Launch in Payments, Capital Markets and NFTs; OFAC and White House Address Crypto Risks; CFTC and NYAG Take...

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Blockchain Payment Pilots Launched by Media, Government and Crypto Firms - A leading social media and technology company recently launched pilots of its crypto wallet, which is intended to allow users to send and receive...more

Cole Schotz

Cryptocurrencies And The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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As previously discussed, there are quite a few regulatory schemes surrounding Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies. In addition to the FinCen Rulings, each State has its own regulations. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)...more

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Regulator Seeks Comments on DeFi; Crypto Firms Announce Products, Licenses, DAO Application Updates; NFT Boom Continues; OFAC Adds...

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NCUA Seeks Comment on DeFi, Crypto Firms Launch Products, Gain Licenses - The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a federal agency that charters and regulates federal credit unions, recently published a notice of...more

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[Podcast] Everything You Need to Know About NFTs in 10 Minutes or Less

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Rob Musiala, a Counsel in the Digital Assets and Data Management group and the co-leader of our Blockchain Technologies and Digital Currencies team, breaks down everything you need to know about NFTs, all in 10 minutes or...more

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Quinn Emanuel Digital Assets and Blockchain Newsletter - May 2021

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Just Minted: News Sweep April-May 2021: • SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce released a revised proposal for a cryptocurrency “safe harbor” that would exempt those who develop cryptocurrencies with the goal of creating...more

Jones Day

NFTs: Key U.S. Legal Considerations for an Emerging Asset Class

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The Situation: Non-fungible tokens are an emerging digital asset class that present a unique set of commercial, regulatory, and other legal considerations. The Result: The current U.S. regulatory and legal framework is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Regulating Blockchain

The first 100 days of the Biden administration has coincided with a watershed period in the evolution of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The price of Bitcoin has risen dramatically during that period, triggering...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - April 2021

This issue discusses a variety of legal, regulatory and enforcement developments in the digital asset space in the U.S. and Europe....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Are Nonfungible Tokens Subject to US Anti-Money Laundering Requirements?

Rapidly growing interest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has been fueled by recent headlines of multimillion-dollar transactions, such as the $69 million sale of an NFT by digital artist Beeple — the third-highest price ever...more

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Non-Fungible Tokens: The Blockchain Technology Raising Legal Issues

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Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are digital assets that run on blockchain. The value of NFTs largely stems from the idea of scarcity. Collectors of NFTs can own unique digital assets like art, sports highlights, or songs which...more

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