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Banking on Crypto: Regulators Clarify Rules for Digital Asset Safekeeping

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Federal banking regulators continue to promote a more "crypto-positive" regulatory environment through recent joint guidance issued to clarify risk management and compliance expectations for banks providing crypto-asset...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC v. Coinbase. SEC Leaves the Field.

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On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission formally abandoned its enforcement action against Coinbase. ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Crypto Collectibles: Meme Coins Deemed Not Securities by SEC Staff

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According to crypto platform Kraken, the aggregate market cap for all meme coins is over $70 billion.  Five meme coins would be considered unicorns (market cap over $1 billion) if they were startups.  Dogecoin’s market cap is...more

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Is the Future of Digital Assets in the United States Bright Again?

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Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more

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UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2025 published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2025 has been published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. The Order includes a new paragraph 22 to the Schedule to the...more

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Cryptoasset Staking Excluded From the UK Fund Compliance Regime

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On 8 January 2025, the UK’s HM Treasury issued a statutory instrument amending the scope of “collective investment schemes” (the Amendment) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes)...more

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UK Government Consults on Expanding the Cryptoasset Regulatory Perimeter

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The UK Government (Treasury) has published a consultation and call for evidence on a ‘Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets’ which sets out what is being called ‘phase 2’ of the UK’s approach to...more

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UK Government Expands Assets within the Scope of the UK’s IME to Include Cryptoassets

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As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has also confirmed that the “Investment Transactions List” (“ITL”) would be expanded to include cryptoassets....more

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Updates to the Central Bank’s Pre-Submission Process

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On 1 July 2022, the Central Bank provided an update relating to the pre-submission process it has in place for certain Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (“QIAIFs”). Going forward this process is only required...more

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UK Government Considering Expansion of Investment Transactions List to Include Crypto-Assets

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The UK Government has announced a public consultation regarding the possible expansion of the UK’s investment manager exemption (“IME”) to encompass crypto-assets. The IME enables UK-based fund managers to provide...more

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