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Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
A Dive into Cryptocurrency - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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An Introduction to Crypto for Financial Services Professionals
Cryptocurrency: The Regulator’s Perspective
Forthcoming Bipartisan Legislation Regulating Digital Assets
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
Digital Currency and National Security Implications
The new law complements existing laws on digital tokens and virtual assets....more
The BIS Innovation Summit 2024, which took place over 6-8 May 2024, was in turns both an inspiring and surprising event. This article sets out a summary of the key takeaways from the summit....more
It is challenging for law enforcement to track down and trace illicit activities conducted through digital currencies. The process can be very time- and resource-intensive. Further, securing charges and arrests, and...more
A pair of recent rulings from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) have potentially increased confusion around the regulatory status of crypto asset regulation—but may also provide some interesting signs of what’s to...more
The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more
Key developments of interest over the last two months include: the UK PSR publishing a policy statement on its new reimbursement requirement to fight APP fraud; the Australian government confirming its strategic plan for the...more
This is the eighth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: anti-corruption. The tumultuous crypto events of 2022, combined with the heightened agency and executive...more
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, burst into our collective imagination with the auctioning of Crypto Punks and Bored Ape Yacht Club illustrations in 2021. Initially minted and launched in April 2021, the NFTs quickly rose in...more
A flurry of legal and enforcement activity has arisen over the last two weeks across a wide range of areas in the Web3 space, including actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control,...more
Crypto business and cryptocurrency market participants – even without a stake in this case – will be well served paying close attention to the Celsius bankruptcy to witness the crypto legal and regulatory framework continue...more
In last week's Cabinet News and Views, we examined the U.S. regulators' approach to the digital asset space, with a focus on the assertion of jurisdiction by the CFTC, the SEC, prudential regulators, state executive and...more
In June, OpenSea revealed user email addresses were compromised due to vendor employee error. As virtually all NFT investors do, if you have an OpenSea account then you likely had your email address leaked in late June due to...more
NFTs—or “nonfungible tokens”—are everywhere. What was once seen as a collectors’ item for crypto geeks and LeBron James TopShop fanatics is now gaining popularity with a much wider audience. Take the recent example of the...more
On February 4, 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) issued a report titled, "Study of the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art." The report...more
The qualities of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), including digital scarcity, immutable persistence, and transferability on a blockchain, make NFTs an attractive technology to integrate into video games. NFTs have been implemented...more
NFTs are one of the hottest new technology trends of this year. An NFT—or Non-Fungible Token—is a digital certificate, typically encrypted and verifiable on the blockchain. Few have escaped the NFT headlines over the last few...more
From Music to Marketplaces: NFT Use Cases Continue to Expand - According to recent reports, a Philadelphia rapper has announced that the final installment of his mixtape series will drop as a non-fungible token (NFT). Details...more
Multiple US Financial Services Firms Announce Cryptocurrency Initiatives - This week a major U.S. financial services firm announced the launch of a “Crypto Advisory Practice” that will leverage the firm’s work “with more than...more
US and Swiss Financial Firms Announce Decentralized Exchange, Digital Bond - A major U.S. fintech and digital payments company recently released a white paper detailing tbDEX, a new decentralized protocol for exchanging...more
The California Department of Financial Protection is warning consumers that "companies that may be engaging in unlicensed activity and/or falsely advertising cryptocurrency products and services"...more
As the global digital asset industry continues to grow, regulators worldwide have increased efforts to define and shape the legal landscape through various approaches. In the UAE, for example, the Financial Services...more
CBDCs Explored by the U.K., New Zealand and Major Payments Network - This week, the Bank of England and Her Majesty’s Treasury announced the members appointed to its central bank digital currency (CBDC) Engagement and...more
On Sept. 14, Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testified before the Senate Banking Committee that the agency has authority using the existing, “broad” definition of a “security” to regulate the...more
US Firm Acquires Crypto Co., Swiss Digital Asset Exchange Gains License - In a recent press release, a major U.S. financial services firm announced its acquisition of CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency...more
Developments continue at a frenetic pace in the crypto industry. Issues barely on the radar screen 18 months ago have come front and center in today’s headlines. Areas with relatively small market capitalizations a year ago...more