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As Congress is on its August recess, litigation over digital asset issues continued with major developments in the Yuga Labs trademark case and the SEC cases against Kraken and Consensys. While these matters all involve...more
As the end of summer approaches, litigation in the digital asset industry has remained hot. In the SEC’s cases against various exchanges, ongoing discovery fights are starting to play out in court filings, and one can expect...more
Proposed rule would be implemented by statute and would give primacy to parties’ choice of governing law and jurisdiction. There is at least a tentative consensus in English law that cryptocurrencies and other digital...more
The week of May 19-25 was the most promising for the regulation of blockchain technology in the United States in a very long time. Polsinelli’s Blockchain+ team delayed the publication of this Bi-Weekly update by a week to...more
In the opening episode of a four-part series examining major developments in the digital assets industry in 2023, Ethan Ostroff, Addison Morgan, and Trey Smith discuss significant federal regulatory events that transpired...more
In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more
On April 3, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England released a consultation paper seeking comments on their proposal to implement the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS), a new regime for financial firms...more
Jerry Comizio joins RegFi cohosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk for a conversation about the intricate world of virtual currencies. Professor Comizio is Associate Director of the Business Law Program at American...more
On March 11, FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill delivered prepared remarks on “Banking’s Next Chapter? Remarks on Tokenization and Other Issues.” The speech addressed the evolution of money and payment systems, focusing on the...more
It was a busy week for digital assets with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the agency was sued by a digital asset exchange hopeful and faces responses in its pending litigation against existing digital asset...more
In this special crossover episode with Payments Pros and The Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff, James Kim, and Carlin McCrory discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed rule to supervise large tech...more
Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue - According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more
New Crypto Payment and Staking Services Launch, Bank to Pilot Crypto Trading - According to recent reports, Transak, a leading payments infrastructure provider for crypto and NFTs, has announced a strategic collaboration...more
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
On December 20, ISDA published the tokenized collateral model provisions for inclusion in ISDA 2016 Credit Support Annexes for Variation Margin (VM) (the “Model Provisions”). The Model Provisions comprise two sets of...more
While the blockchain universe continues to expand, the direction and pace of its development will continue to be influenced by a number of variables – including financial markets, regulatory environments and politics. While...more
Major Banks and Technology Firms Launch Stablecoin and Custody Products - According to recent reports, a major European bank has launched its own stablecoin, “becoming the first big bank to offer digital tokens tracking...more
The European Union’s (“EU”) “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” (“MiCAR”) defines crypto-assets as digital assets that may depend on cryptography and exist on a distributed ledger. A basic taxonomy distinguishes between (1)...more
In July, the U.K. Digitization Taskforce released an interim report containing a series of potential recommendations for the government, regulators and market participants, in order to achieve full digitization of the U.K....more
Recognising new realities in decentralisation, the regulations aim to provide market players with governance flexibility within distributed ledger technology foundations. On 2 October 2023, the Board of Directors of Abu...more
Crypto Custody Providers Launch Institutional Focused Offerings - According to a recent press release by BitGo, a major U.S. cryptocurrency custody provider, BitGo’s GoNetwork and Copper’s ClearLoop have entered into a...more
2021年に就任以来、日本の岸田文雄首相は、日本に「新しい資本主義」を確立することを目指してきた。岸田首相のビジョンの中心にあるのは、日本の「Web3.0時代におけるデジタル経済」を発展させるための「国家戦略」であり、これは「デジタル社会の実現」と日本経済の未来にとって「鍵」となるものだと岸田政権は考えている。世界中で「激しい競争」が繰り広げられる中、日本は、ブロックチェーン技術に基づく分散型ネットワークである「Web3の未来を先導」するため大規...more