In just a few weeks, the landscape for crypto policy has continued to shift dramatically. The president signed into law the repeal of an IRS rule that would have expanded the definition of “broker” to capture DeFi protocols;...more
4/21/2025
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Policy change in Washington since the change in administration has been swift, dramatic in many areas and executed with unprecedented pace. One area, however, has been relatively stable in the administration’s first two...more
Over the past several years, as U.S. regulators have grappled with the increasing use of cryptocurrency across a spectrum of legitimate and illegitimate commerce, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Foreign Assets...more
3/28/2025
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Starting in February 2025, the Trump administration announced a series of actions providing itself with the legal authority to impose significant tariffs on trade in goods from Canada, China and Mexico (followed by a series...more
What in the world is happening with enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? And what does the recent executive order (EO) and Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance mean for U.S. and global companies? Our view...more
2/13/2025
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On Monday, President Trump followed through on his promise to sign nearly 100 executive orders on topics ranging from energy and the economy to border security, federal workforce reforms and a host of social issues discussed...more
1/22/2025
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On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited Executive Order establishing the legal authority for the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury Department”) to institute an unprecedented regulatory regime restricting...more