In a famous Seinfeld episode, a master soup maker had strict rules for ordering his delicious confections. A violation of his rules, resulted in “No soup for you!”...more
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its final rule rescinding the delegation of authority that had allowed the SEC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement’s (“Director”) to “issue...more
Over a decade ago, Dogecoin was launched as a joke, lampooning the speculation around cryptocurrencies of the time and playing off the popular Doge internet meme. Dogecoin is credited as being the first “meme coin,” a digital...more
From expedited Constitutional challenges to an exodus of self-proclaimed “TikTok Refugees” to new foreign-owned social media platforms, the past week leading up to the Jan. 19, 2025, deadline for the TikTok Ban has been a...more
1/24/2025
/ China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
First Amendment ,
Marketing ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
TikTok
As the New Year begins, questions surrounding how recent election results will impact technology regulation across industries loom large. It’s hardly a bold prediction that artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the regulation...more
1/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices
In today’s rapidly evolving digital economy, new artificial intelligence tools promise to transform every industry. Sometimes, those promises are overblown or outright deceptive. So, as the AI hype cycle continues, regulators...more
Although the excitement for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) may have faded since its peak in 2022, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, has new and unwanted attention from the SEC. In addition to a potential enforcement...more
10/1/2024
/ Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Unregistered Securities
With the past year marked by a number of enforcement actions and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators against major actors in the digital assets space. This webinar will...more
8/14/2024
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investigations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Technology Sector ,
Webinars ,
Wells Notice
The development of cryptocurrency and other popular blockchain applications have captured the attention of energy and environmental policymakers, global economists, and renewables industry players. Even as the value of...more
The rapid adoption of cryptocurrency and other popular blockchain applications has captured our global economy’s attention. Even as the value of cryptocurrencies slid from their all-time highs, the promise of these digital...more
2/4/2022
/ Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Ethereum ,
Financial Transactions ,
Popular ,
Supply and Demand ,
Sustainable Business Practices
The rapid development of new technology impacts every industry, but regulators are paying significant attention to the current disruption of the financial services and FinTech industry. This is particularly true in the crypto...more