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Regulating Digital Assets: New Market Structure Bill Builds on FIT21 Framework

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The House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture have unveiled a discussion draft for a new comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure bill, aiming to establish clear regulatory boundaries between the U.S....more

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What to Make of SEC Leniency in Block.one ICO Settlement?

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On September 30, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that blockchain developer Block.one had agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle charges that it had engaged in an unregistered offering of securities...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.11.2019 | Top Story: Fed Chair Primes Markets for July Rate Cut

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The big takeaway from Day 1 of Fed Chair Powell’s Congressional testimony is that a July rate cut is still definitely on the table, despite last week’s strong US jobs numbers.  As the Times puts it, “That the Fed is...more

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Hiding somewhat in the shadows during the rise of virtual currencies over the past year or two has been blockchain, the ledger technology that undergirds bitcoin and other cryptos, and its potential application beyond digital...more

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Spotify’s unconventional (non-IPO) public listing is off and running, and though it’s early, it sure feels as if the risk was a good one, with the market valuing the company north of $30 billion....more

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The SEC Targets ICOs for Enforcement

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I am always amazed at how “business” entrepreneurs ignore enforcement risks in the face of specific warnings from regulators.  The SEC and the CFTC have made it clear to the emerging initial coin offering (ICO) and...more

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SEC, FINRA Target ICOs, Cybersecurity, Secondary Market Trading in 2018 Examination Priorities

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Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently released their respective 2018 examination priorities, providing a glimpse into their plans for the year to...more

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The SEC and Plaintiffs’ Class Action Attorneys Are Targeting Initial Coin Offerings

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Issuers and other professionals participating in Initial Coin Offerings — widely known as ICOs — are facing the increasing threat of both U.S. Securities Exchange Commission enforcement actions and private class action suits...more

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Lyft, armed with a fresh billion from Google’s venture investment arm (CapitalG), is looking seriously at a 2018 IPO. The CapG money raises Lyft’s valuation from $6.9 billion to more than $10 billion....more

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China moves to limit activities relating to ICOs and Cryptocurrencies: game over or level up?

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On 4 September 2017, the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") and six other government agencies issued the Statement on Preventing the Risks of Fund Raising through Initial Coin Offerings (the "ICO Statement"), declaring that...more

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The SEC hasn’t had much luck with its attempts so far to hold MBS traders responsible for allegedly lying to customers about MBS prices. Yet on the Monday’s charges against ex-Nomura traders suggests that the agency’s not...more

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