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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Staff Green Lights Various Staking Activities

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released a statement articulating its position that certain cryptocurrency staking activities fall outside the federal securities laws. This...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

8 State AGs Argue That SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Action Is Unlawful

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On February 29, the state of Montana, supported by seven other states, filed an amicus brief arguing that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacks authority to regulate crypto assets. The attorneys general (AG)...more

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Regulatory Shake-Out on Digital Assets: An Industry Waits for Additional Guidance

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A threshold question in many cryptocurrency inquiries is whether the digital assets qualify as securities under the federal securities laws. If so, then they are subject to a full suite of federal securities regulations....more

Orrick - On the Chain

Orrick Hosts Fireside Chat with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

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On March 2, Orrick had the pleasure of hosting SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce for a fireside chat discussion at our San Francisco office on the state of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the emerging regulatory landscape and her...more

Orrick - On the Chain

Power of the Peirce: SEC Commissioner Spends Some of Her Influence on Trying to Help Crypto Network Developers

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce continues to be one of the most vocal persons in leadership positions at federal regulators who are promoting innovation in digital currency and the blockchain....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Crypto and the Regulators: Will the Revolution Get Rules?

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Crypto currency began with the notion of getting “off the grid” – escaping the regulators and not being regulated. Over time that notion has transmuted. Now platforms trading crypto assets proclaim that the “revolution needs...more

Jones Day

SEC Issues Framework for Digital Assets and Grants First No-Action Relief to Token Issuer

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The Situation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a framework for market participants in assessing whether their digital assets-related activities involve the offer, sale, or distribution of investment...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Grants No-Action Letter Finding Certain Tokens Are Not Securities and Publishes Framework on Investment Contract Analysis

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Wow, it finally happened. The SEC granted long awaited guidance on when tokens are not securities in the form of a no-action letter. ...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Federal Judge Rules Securities Laws May Cover ICOs

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U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie of the Eastern District of New York has ruled that initial coin offerings (ICOs) may be subject to securities law. The ruling came in the court’s denial of defendant Maksim Zaslavkiy’s...more

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Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 2: Regulation of ICOs.

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This is Part 2 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. State and federal regulators, especially the SEC, have moved aggressively to halt unregistered initial coin...more

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