On February 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 (the Final Rules) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to further define what it means to be...more
The Division of Enforcement of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) published on October 17, 2023 an advisory to assist its staff in recommending future enforcement resolutions to the Commission...more
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently settled enforcement actions against operators of three decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols (i.e., collections of smart contracts on blockchains that offer...more
New York Attorney General Letitia James introduced on May 5, 2023 a proposed bill that, if enacted, would significantly tighten regulation over digital asset market participants and exchanges. While the New York State...more
6/22/2023
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The US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on December 20, 2022, that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) properly served the defendant, Ooki DAO, by posting summons documents in Ooki...more
In an environment where even the largest and most powerful corporations have fallen victim to data breaches, it can be challenging to fathom how to protect against the sophisticated and ever-evolving threat of cyber attacks....more
10/12/2015
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