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Digital Asset Companies Announce Partnerships, Integrations, Product Launches - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has completed a “proof of reserves” (PoR) report covering the exchange’s client...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present...more
We have written at length about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) actions to promulgate regulations specifying the agency’s authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices and to phase...more
The European Commission is currently engaged in a number of high-profile investigations of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act. Its powers to enforce compliance are designed specifically for the DSA,...more
Underfunded From Inception - The operator of CSLR has released the latest actuarial report commissioned on the scheme and the initial estimates of projected levies for 2025 / 26 (3rd levy period), triggering widespread...more
In what appear to be the first restrictions of their kind, the state of California and the city and county of Denver have adopted bans on flavored tobacco products that cover not only products containing tobacco and nicotine,...more
On January 31, President Trump removed Rohit Chopra as director of the CFPB and announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as Acting Director. In Chopra’s termination announcement, posted on social media, he...more
On February 4, 2025, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Commissioner Hester Peirce, chair of the SEC’s new Crypto Task Force, signaled a major shift in the SEC’s approach to digital asset regulation in a public...more
COMPETITION - Appeal brought on 11 December 2024 by Silgan Holdings Inc., Silgan Holdings Austria GmbH, Silgan International Holdings BV, Silgan Metal Packaging Distribution GmbH und Silgan White Cap Manufacturing GmbH...more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on Monday directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities and delay...more
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force on 1 August 2024. The AI Act establishes a risk-based approach to AI, prohibiting certain practices that are deemed unacceptable, such as social...more
Just one business day before the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule was set to go into effect, the rule became no more following the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC....more
President Donald Trump’s recission of a 1965 Executive Order (EO) raised questions about how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would handle open investigations, pending cases, audits and complaints, as well as whether active...more
As businesses and legal professionals strive to keep pace with California’s ever-changing regulatory environment, Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) remains a key focal point. Known for its stringent requirements on chemical exposure...more
This Hong Kong regulatory update is intended to provide a brief overview of the principal Hong Kong regulatory developments in the preceding three months relevant to companies listed or proposed to be listed on The Stock...more