Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
9/12/2024
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Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Final Rules ,
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Investment Adviser ,
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) continues to expand its regulatory reach in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, this time targeting Uniswap Labs, the developer behind a prominent decentralized exchange...more
In a victory for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a federal court has granted summary judgment in favor of the agency in its case against Sam Ikkurty and his company Ikkurty Capital LLC. The ruling, issued by...more
In a significant escalation of its crypto enforcement efforts, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Consensys Software Inc., the developer of the popular MetaMask crypto wallet and suite of...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
3/14/2024
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CFTC ,
Digital Assets ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
As referenced in the opening scene of the 2023 Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, Prometheus, the Greek god of forethought, is best known for stealing fire from the gods to give to humanity. As punishment, Zeus had Prometheus...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
10/24/2023
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
A developer and financial backers of a renowned decentralized finance protocol cannot be held liable to private litigants for the activities of unrelated bad actors that utilized the protocol to launch and offer for sale scam...more
An offering of non-fungible tokens was deemed an unlawful offering of securities without registration by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a novel Order of first impression accepting a settlement of proposed charges...more
As the great American philosopher and baseball legend Yogi Berra once said, "The future ain't what it used to be."
Yogi was prescient (as usual) as this observation has been fulfilled by the decision of a federal court...more
Four Key Considerations Since SEC Amended Form PF -
In early May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment...more
6/14/2023
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
New Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Texas ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
A framework for a potential bill that would provide (1) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive jurisdiction over digital commodity transactions occurring on or with three new types of registrants and (2) an...more
Businesses engaged in certain digital currency activities from or within New York would be subject to enhanced obligations and restrictions if a bill entitled the “Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight...more
Editor's Note: This article is the first of a series by Katten attorneys examining NFTs and various novel legal issues raised by NFTs, including in copyright law and beyond....more
Katten Named Leader in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Chambers FinTech 2023 Guide -
Katten announced that the firm had attained a superior ranking in the Chambers FinTech 2023 guide. Katten was recognized as a leader in...more
The recent collapse of FTX and other companies transacting in cryptoassets prompted staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to advise public reporting companies to double-check that they are adequately disclosing...more
Cryptoassets issued and promoted by LBRY, Inc. (LBRY) and sold directly to investors constituted investment contracts and thus securities, requiring registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ruled a...more
Cryptoassets are particularly unique assets that are sources of deep and rapid innovation in global financial markets. Given the volatility of the crypto market, their value can dramatically rise and fall. Insolvency...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged a group of companies and their natural person controller with operating an unlicensed futures brokerage company (i.e., a futures commission merchant (“FCM”)); not...more
Natural persons and legal entities are potentially jointly and severally liable for all of a decentralized autonomous organization's (DAO) violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commodity Futures Trading...more
9/30/2022
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CFTC ,
Commodity Broker ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Officers ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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