In August 2023, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations to fulfill the Congressional mandate to require US tax reporting of digital asset transactions by brokers and other intermediaries. After evaluating...more
7/18/2024
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Digital Assets ,
Income Taxes ,
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Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform
On May 22, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), which would amend existing securities and commodity regulatory statutes to...more
6/4/2024
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
As applications and use cases for digital assets and their blockchain infrastructure grow and become more sophisticated, investments and valuations for businesses in these areas have grown as well. The growing number of...more
5/23/2024
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Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Digital Assets ,
Information Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Risk Management
In a published settlement of the charges on August 28, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) stated that non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) issued by Impact Theory, LLC (“Impact”) were “securities” under US...more
9/5/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Howey ,
Investment Contract ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Offerings ,
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Securities Regulation ,
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Securities Violations ,
Unregistered Securities