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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

US Corporate Governance — 2025 Midyear Review

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule in March 2025 that removes requirements for US companies to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 9, 2025, The Bring Out Your Dead Pardon Edition

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Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the...more

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VASP FAQs: Key Information for Cayman Islands Virtual Asset Service Providers

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The VASP Act defines “Virtual Assets” as digital representations of value that can be digitally traded or transferred and can be used for payment or investment purposes. Digital representations of fiat currencies (which is...more

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Multisig Purpose Trusts

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In a remarkable evolution from its origins as a mere memecoin, Shiba Inu - now the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, valued at an impressive US $8.8 billion - is on the cusp of a bold new chapter: the...more

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Regulatory Disputes Series: A Spotlight on Crypto

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In the First Edition of our Regulatory Disputes Series, digital assets and fintech topped our list of hot topics to watch for the future of offshore regulatory disputes. In this Fourth Edition, we provide an update on...more

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Trump Likely to Shift FTC's Antitrust Stance on Energy Mergers

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The incoming Trump administration suggests a potential return to more traditional levels of antitrust enforcement for energy industry mergers and a departure from novel theories of harm seen under current Federal Trade...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Wyoming’s DUNA Law – A Legal Framework for Non-Profit DAOs and Open-Source Blockchain Networks - Hot Topics in International Trade...

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a novel form of governance for blockchain-based protocols. Unlike traditional companies or non-profits, DAOs are member-controlled organizations that operate without a central...more

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The Importance of Sound Corporate Governance for Virtual Asset Service Providers: Lessons from Past Failures

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In recent years, the virtual asset industry has experienced exponential growth, bringing about innovations in digital payments, tokenisation and decentralised finance (Defi). While highly innovative, the volatile nature of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

NYDFS Proposes Updated Guidance on Crypto Listing

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The Proposed Guidance would require enhanced criteria for coin-listing and delisting procedures for New York-licensed virtual currency entities. On September 18, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS)...more

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New Crypto Products Launch; CBDC and NFT Reports Published; Network Protocol/Governance Updates Announced; Crypto Enforcement...

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New Crypto Products Launch in Exchanges, Wallets, and Custody - A recent press release announced the launch of EDX Markets, a “first-of-its-kind digital asset marketplace designed to enable safe and compliant trading of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

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Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani - Key Points - - Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 2, February 2023

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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Massive Damages in Biometric Privacy Cases - “The case involves Ohio-based fast-food company White Castle.” Why this is important: Illinois has the strictest biometric privacy law in the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried and the Risk of Unchecked Founder Control

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“Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here”.  Such was the lament of John Ray, the legendary restructuring...more

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Enforcement Priorities Could Shift in a Downturn

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In 2022, we saw steep drops in the U.S. stock market, comparable to the bursting of the dot-com bubble of 2000-01 and the crash set off by the global financial crisis of 2007-09. Additionally, cryptocurrency markets have lost...more

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Corporate Governance: 2022 Midyear Review

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The first half of 2022 illuminated important trends in the corporate governance space. In recent months, there were notable developments in the enforcement of economic sanctions and export control measures, and the oversight...more

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Cryptocurrency & Energy: A Symbiotic ESG Relationship

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Cryptocurrency and energy. On the surface, these two industries might read like a story of strange bedfellows, but in reality, they’ve forged a symbiotic relationship that appears to be flourishing over time. Why?...more

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Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Trends in 2022

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The New Year Brings a New Enforcement Focus on Emerging Technology - In 2021, newly confirmed members of the Biden administration set the stage for increased enforcement activity, surging resources to investigations and...more

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Department of Justice Signals Its Growing Focus on Cryptocurrency Enforcement

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On February 17, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a significant step in advancing its cryptocurrency-related enforcement priorities by naming the first leader of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FinCEN to host second ‘exchange’ on preventing ransomware

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The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold a second FinCEN Exchange in August to discuss ways to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber and ransomware attacks. The FinCEN...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Crypto, Meet ESG; ESG, Meet Crypto

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The blockchain technology that powers cryptocurrency originated in an obscure white paper, anonymously published under the name Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. In the 13 years following its publication, the cryptocurrency industry...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG and Cryptocurrency: Considerations for Market Participants

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For market participants pivoting toward ESG and digital assets, weighing the issues at the crossroads of these two megatrends is critical. The huge rise in popularity of Bitcoin - and the growing interest by mainstream...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition - February 2018

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more

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Gibraltar’s Financial Services Regulator Adopts First-Ever Purpose-Built Blockchain Regulations

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Gibraltar has become the first jurisdiction worldwide to offer a fully regulated framework for firms working with distributed ledger technology (DLT)—also known as blockchain. The new regulatory framework means that FinTech...more

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Delaware’s Blockchain Initiative to Revolutionize the Stock Trade

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With the near unanimous passing of a bill that will explicitly recognize the right to trade stocks using a blockchain, Delaware is making a strong case for it being the blockchain-friendliest state. The Delaware Senate...more

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