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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Key Takeaways from the White House Crypto Report

On July 30, 2025, the White House released a 166-page report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Report”).[1] Authored by a working group of cabinet members and federal agency...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Entertainment or Investment? The SEC’s Stance on Meme Coins as Securities

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On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) published a new staff statement intended to clarify the application of federal securities laws to meme coins....more

Cornerstone Research

SEC Enforcement of Cryptocurrency Dropped 30% in the Last Year of the Gensler Administration

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Enforcement during Gensler administration was considerably higher than during the previous administration. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 33 cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions in 2024, the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC orders crypto ATM operator to pay $3.9 million for selling unregistered tokens

On April 28, the SEC settled with a cryptocurrency ATM operator for allegedly selling unregistered tokens in order to raise money to expand its bitcoin ATM network. Described as a “token sale,” the SEC claimed the respondents...more

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SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

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In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Ripple Effect: SEC Lawsuit against Cryptocurrency Company May Provide Guidance For Crypto Industry

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On December 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a high-profile enforcement action against a major cryptocurrency company. The SEC complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws by defendant...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Division of Corporate Finance Issues Second No-Action Letter for a Blockchain Token Issuance

The SEC Division of Corporate Finance recently issued a no-action letter to Pocketful of Quarters, confirming that the Division will not recommend any enforcement action if the company sells its blockchain-based tokens...more

Blank Rome LLP

The FinTech Revolution: How Data Breaches Can Result in Regulatory Enforcement Actions

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This is the fifth installment in a series of articles. For more background on this topic, please read our first article in the series, An Introduction to Financial Technology; our second article, The FinTech Revolution:...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC: Certain Initial Coin Offerings Are Securities Offerings

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SEC’s investigative report sends clear message that virtual transactions using innovative technologies are subject to the application of securities laws. Introduction - On July 25, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange...more

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