Regulatory Oversight, Digital Assets, Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)

Payment Stablecoins Get "Smart" (or GENIUS-like)

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/1/2025

Congress recently passed the first significant federal legislation recognizing the apparent enduring presence of payment stablecoins in the US financial and consumer markets. President Donald Trump signed into law on July 18,...more

The GENIUS Act Ushers in a New Era for Stablecoin Regulation

BCLP on 7/30/2025

On July 17, 2025, Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act” or “Act”) – a landmark piece of legislation that received bipartisan support and was signed into law by...more

On the Hot Seat: Brian Quintenz Faces Senate Spotlight in CFTC Confirmation Hearing

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/13/2025

Brian Quintenz appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry (Senate Ag Committee) for his June 10th nomination hearing for Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Chairman....more

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - March 2024 #2

Polsinelli on 3/29/2024

It was a busy two weeks in Web3 law, as Binance lost in an appeal that could have wide-ranging jurisdictional implications outside of just digital assets. Coinbase also went on the offensive against the SEC in appealing the...more

First Attempt to Regulate Spot Digital Asset Activities

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/6/2023

On March 29, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) promulgated Compliance Rule 2-51, setting forth Requirements for Members and Associates Engaged in Activities Involving Digital Asset Commodities, which includes both...more

The War is Over: the SEC Won

Sullivan & Worcester on 11/27/2019

On November 18, 2019, the Chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Heath Tarbert, sat for an interview on digital assets and did something we have never seen before. He declared the winner of the...more