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Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Release Three-Year Business Plan

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On June 26, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published their 2025-2028 business plan (the “Plan”), which sets out the priorities that the CSA have committed to pursuing over the next three years....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for May 2025

On May 14, 2025, Deputy Enforcement Director Antonia Apps told those gathered at an anti‑money laundering conference in Washington, D.C. to expect a more measured approach from SEC Enforcement. That may include, she...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – June 2025 # 2

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for April 2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. For the month when Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chairman, we examine: • The SEC’s...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Speaks 2025: Key Takeaways from Division of Enforcement Panels

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The SEC’s Division of Enforcement intends to remain a “cop on the beat,” and will refocus on traditional core enforcement areas, such as insider trading, accounting and disclosure fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of...more

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Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - May 15, 2025

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On May 15, the SEC withdrew the joint statement previously issued by the Division of Trading and Markets and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) regarding broker-dealer custody of digital asset...more

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Crypto Shake-Up: Narrowing Risks, From Securities Scrutiny to Consumer Claims

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Crypto is now in Washington’s good graces – or at least that’s how it may seem. The return of the Trump administration has injected new energy into the crypto asset space, with sweeping rhetoric about “unleashing innovation”...more

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Changes in DOJ Policy on Digital Assets Enforcement

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On April 7, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” detailing a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital assets....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SEC Staff Provides Much-Needed Clarity on Meme Coins, but Litigation and Regulatory Pitfalls Remain

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Two years ago, we wrote about a cautionary tale in which a New York federal court allowed a complaint alleging that a popular set of NFT basketball cards were “securities” to survive dismissal, rejecting the argument that,...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Federal Securities Law Claims Against Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Operator

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On February 26, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of federal securities claims against the developers of a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and the exchange’s venture...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: The SEC Crypto Task Force Manifesto, Unpacked

There is no question that the Trump Administration is taking a markedly different approach to crypto regulation compared to the Biden Administration. The turning of the tide began when the White House nominated former PayPal...more

King & Spalding

Meme Coins: Collectibles, Not Securities.

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On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (“CorpFin”) issued a Staff Statement announcing its view that meme coin transactions do not involve the offer and sale of...more

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Staff Statement on Meme Coins Signals Significant Shift in SEC Position on Digital Assets

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In an action that could have broad implications, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff (Staff) issued a statement on February 27, 2025, through its Division of Corporation Finance, providing clarity on the application...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC’s Corporation Finance Staff says the offer and sale of “Meme Coins” does not fall under the Securities Act – the Meming of it...

On February 27, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance (the “staff”) released its views on “meme coins,” stating that under certain circumstances, the offer and sale of “meme...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Pumps Fun

While we anticipated a relaxed US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the new administration, even the biggest proponents of a lax SEC did not expect a “meme coin” blessing within weeks of a new SEC chair being...more

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The SEC Weighs In on Meme Coins

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In a stated effort to provide greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to “crypto assets,” the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance has released its views on “meme...more

Clark Hill PLC

SEC Announces Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit

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On Feb. 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) stating its focus will be on “combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors...more

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SEC Enforcement Trends for 2025 — Shadow Trading, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Crypto

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2024 was a pivotal year for SEC enforcement as the Commission significantly ramped up its efforts, filing 583 enforcement actions and obtaining $8.2 billion in financial remedies, a record for the agency....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for January 2025

On January 17, 2025, a few days before the presidential inauguration, the SEC reported a record-breaking first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (October through December 2024) with 200 total enforcement actions, including 118...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Crypto Task Force Seeks Input on Regulatory Framework

On February 21, 2025, Commissioner Hester Peirce released a statement inviting input from interested parties on the regulation of crypto assets.  Commissioner Peirce stated that greater crypto clarity requires the public’s...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025 #4

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U.S. Digital Asset Companies Continue Product Launches, Market Expansion - U.S. nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea recently announced the launch of its new OS2 digital asset trading platform, which expands into...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The New SEC Crypto Task Force: A Journey into Uncharted Waters

The lead of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new Crypto Task Force (Task Force), Commissioner Hester Peirce, recently laid out principles for how the Task Force will approach regulation and provided a...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025 #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

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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery - April 25th - 26th, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery – London conference, the premier gathering for the Digital Asset Fraud community! Stay ahead in this dynamic field by joining C5 in London to delve...more

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