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US Stablecoin Market Hits Milestone: Regulation and IPO

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 7/15/2025

The stablecoin market has reached a regulatory and business milestone. Two significant actions took place in the United States in recent weeks that signal progress toward the institutionalization of the stablecoin market: the...more

Hong Kong Passes Law on Stablecoins

Jones Day on 6/24/2025

The new law complements existing laws on digital tokens and virtual assets....more

CFTC Staff Letter 25-14: What Is a “U.S. Person”?

McDermott Will & Schulte on 6/9/2025

On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight jointly issued Staff Letter 25-14 in response to a request from SCB Limited, a Bahamas-based...more

CFTC Staff Issue Interpretive Guidance on Cross-Border Definitions

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/30/2025

The CFTC staff have issued interpretative guidance regarding the application of cross-border definitions under the CFTC’s regulatory regimes covering swaps, foreign futures and foreign options transactions, and foreign boards...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - Security for New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 4/10/2025

New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: On March 7, 2025, the White House hosted a Digital Assets Summit to celebrate the creation of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and a Digital Assets Stockpile by an Executive Order titled,...more

U.S. SEC Issues Statement on Stablecoins

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/9/2025

On April 4, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or “Commission”) Division of Corporation Finance (“Staff”) issued a statement on stablecoins (the “Stablecoin Statement”), outlining the Staff’s...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #5

BakerHostetler on 3/31/2025

In a recent press release, Custodial Bank and Vantage Bank announced “America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain.” According to the press release, “[t]he banks collaborated on the mint, transfer and...more

Applying NMS Principles to Crypto Markets

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/27/2025

Applying Reg. NMS to crypto exchanges could enhance transparency through reforms including a consolidated market data feed and equal data access regulations. A crypto-specific Securities Information Processor (SIP) could...more

International Sanctions Requirements for Virtual Asset Service Providers: a Cayman Perspective

Conyers on 11/20/2024

As the war continues to rage on the Eastern front between Russia and Ukraine, the financial sanctions resulting from the initial invasions and ongoing conflict seem likely to continue to play a significant part in the global...more

Key Takeaways from the BIS Innovation Summit 2024

Hogan Lovells on 5/10/2024

The BIS Innovation Summit 2024, which took place over 6-8 May 2024, was in turns both an inspiring and surprising event. This article sets out a summary of the key takeaways from the summit....more

Blockchain Analysis and Related Expert Testimony Admissible In Criminal Trial

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/19/2024

It is challenging for law enforcement to track down and trace illicit activities conducted through digital currencies. The process can be very time- and resource-intensive. Further, securing charges and arrests, and...more

Two New Rulings from the SDNY with Mixed Messages for Crypto: Potential Implications for Regulation of the Crypto Industry

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/8/2023

A pair of recent rulings from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) have potentially increased confusion around the regulatory status of crypto asset regulation—but may also provide some interesting signs of what’s to...more

SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement: June 2023 Update

Cornerstone Research on 7/26/2023

As of June 6, the SEC has brought 24 cryptocurrency enforcement actions between litigations and administrative proceedings. The number of cryptocurrency enforcement actions brought by the SEC in 2023 is advancing at a record...more

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - June 2023 #2

Polsinelli on 6/30/2023

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, May/June 2023

Hogan Lovells on 6/19/2023

Key developments of interest over the last two months include: the UK PSR publishing a policy statement on its new reimbursement requirement to fight APP fraud; the Australian government confirming its strategic plan for the...more

Economic Report of the President to the Crypto Industry: Thanks, But No Thanks

Jones Day on 4/5/2023

In Short - The Situation: For the first time, the Economic Report of the President (the "Report") includes a chapter on digital assets....more

NFTs Hit the Mainstream—And Risk Follows

Woodruff Sawyer on 10/28/2022

Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, burst into our collective imagination with the auctioning of Crypto Punks and Bored Ape Yacht Club illustrations in 2021. Initially minted and launched in April 2021, the NFTs quickly rose in...more

[Webinar] State of Crypto Market in Argentina and Lessons from the US and Europe - September 21st, 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET

Hogan Lovells on 9/12/2022

Blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and new forms of cryptoassets have a transformational impact on the financial market as we know it. Despite early adoption of cryptocurrencies in Argentina, its central bank is...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/25/2022

A flurry of legal and enforcement activity has arisen over the last two weeks across a wide range of areas in the Web3 space, including actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control,...more

Crypto Litigation Claims, Defenses Industry Should Watch

Bilzin Sumberg on 8/12/2022

Cryptocurrency companies face a steadily growing number of lawsuits, adding to a list of recent headaches for their industry. That list includes steep recent declines in investment value and a high probability of new...more

Crypto Turbulence Leaves Celsius Network Account Holders and Creditors Voyaging Through Uncharted Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Waters

Law Matters on 7/19/2022

Crypto business and cryptocurrency market participants – even without a stake in this case – will be well served paying close attention to the Celsius bankruptcy to witness the crypto legal and regulatory framework continue...more

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