Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Regulatory Oversight, Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)

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

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

Stablecoins: some key regulatory and enforcement initiatives of US regulators

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/21/2022

During the past few months, the US Treasury, the US banking agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have pursued several regulatory or enforcement initiatives...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

Blockchain Week in Review - February 2018

Perkins Coie on 3/23/2018

Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

SEC and CFTC Chairmen Testify before Senate on Cryptoasset Regulation

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 3/23/2018

Last month, SEC chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo testified before the Senate Banking Committee on their agencies’ regulatory efforts with respect to cryptoassets and ICOs. The written testimonies...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/27/2017

CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more

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