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Cozen O'Connor

From Fragmentation to Framework: SEC, CFTC, and Nasdaq Seek to Advance Crypto Regulatory Framework

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On September 5, 2025, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline D. Pham, issued a joint statement...more

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British Virgin Islands: Crypto-asset regulation

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The body in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that regulates crypto-assets and related services is the Financial Services Commission (FSC). As the principal regulator of the financial services industry in the BVI, the FSC's...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Reserve Ends Novel Activities Supervision Program for Crypto and Fintech Oversight

On August 15, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it has rescinded its 2023 supervisory letter establishing the Novel Activities Supervision Program (NASP). The program had focused on overseeing banks’ involvement in...more

DLA Piper

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Federal Reserve’s Shift in Supervision Strategy for Novel Activities

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On August 15, the Federal Reserve Board announced a significant shift in its approach to supervising novel activities within banking organizations. The Board decided to sunset its Novel Activities Supervision Program, which...more

Hogan Lovells

UK embraces DLT and tokenisation: direction of travel - Redefining the frontiers of financial system efficiency

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This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more

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UK embraces DLT and tokenisation: direction of travel

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This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more

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New memorandum of law regulating the crypto sector in Israel

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The Israel Tax Authority and the Ministry of Finance have published a memorandum of law to regulate the digital asset sector in Israel. This memorandum recognizes digital assets for the first time as capital assets subject to...more

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UK Mansion House speech and the National Payments Vision - what this means for digital assets and tokenization

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Mansion House speech on 14 November 2024 and the National Payments Vision—published on the same day—set out key policy initiatives regarding the future of the UK financial services sector....more

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A Conversation with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

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In this episode of the CryptoCounsel, hosts Josh and Frank sit down with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to unpack the complexities of cryptocurrency regulation. Together they discuss the recent challenges of SEC regulatory...more

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FMLC Proposes New Rule on Governing Law for Digital Assets

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Proposed rule would be implemented by statute and would give primacy to parties’ choice of governing law and jurisdiction. There is at least a tentative consensus in English law that cryptocurrencies and other digital...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024?

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In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more

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The IP of NFTs - USPTO and U.S. Copyright Office Publish Joint Study Results

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office recently published the results of their co-study (on the interplay between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property. ...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #2

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Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue - According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 3: The issuance of stablecoins under MiCAR: Scope and requirements

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The huge expansion of crypto-assets over recent years and the popularity of their underlying technology (distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain) have come with their share of challenges, including a significant...more

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European Union Markets in Crypto Assets Legislation

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The European Union’s (“EU”) “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” (“MiCAR”) defines crypto-assets as digital assets that may depend on cryptography and exist on a distributed ledger. A basic taxonomy distinguishes between (1)...more

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Crypto Products Launch in Custody, Web3 Wallets, Debit Cards, Stablecoins; Regulators Address Stablecoins; OFAC and DOJ Announce...

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Crypto Custody Providers Launch Institutional Focused Offerings - According to a recent press release by BitGo, a major U.S. cryptocurrency custody provider, BitGo’s GoNetwork and Copper’s ClearLoop have entered into a...more

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2024: Canada

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Government attitude and definition - As in many countries, the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Canada is divided among various levels of government and administrative agencies, depending on the nature of the activity...more

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SEC’s ATS Re-proposal Doubles Down on DeFi and Digital Asset Regulation

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In April 2023, the SEC re-proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 to expand the definition of what it means to be an exchange. When the SEC initially proposed these amendments in January 2022, there were zero direct...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Fed Provides Details of Novel Banking Activities and Cryptocurrency Supervisory Program

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On August 8, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) issued a press release providing additional information on its Novel Activities Supervision Program (Program) to monitor novel activities in the banks it oversees. Novel activities...more

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MiCAR under the microscope – Part 2: Are you in or out of scope?

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The Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) seeks to regulate a broad range of crypto-related products and services that do not currently fall within the scope of existing EU financial services legislation. It does not...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 1: MiCAR is law

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The European Commission has chosen the path of regulation for crypto-assets. This is with the aim of supporting innovation and fair competition, and ensuring a high level of consumer and investor protection and market...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - March 2023

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31 March - SFTR: The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated version of its Q&As (ESMA74-362-893) on complying with reporting requirements under the Regulation on reporting and transparency...more

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Hogan Lovells and Zodia Custody have collaborated to produce a digital assets custody paper

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With increasing levels of capital continuing to flow into digital assets globally, an ever-growing pool of asset holders, and even governments exploring various digital asset projects, the need to examine custody services in...more

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