The Division of Enforcement of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) recently issued an advisory revoking prior guidance for its staff in recommending enforcement resolutions (the Advisory) and...more
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce and the SEC’s Crypto Task Force recently underscored the new administration’s commitment to engage with digital asset market participants in the near...more
February 2025 has already proven to be a busy month in the congressional and US Securities and Exchange Commission public discourse regarding the digital assets sector. Members of the SEC and US Congress made significant...more
President Donald Trump on January 23, 2025 issued an executive order that outlines the new administration’s commitment to strengthening US leadership in the digital asset space (the Executive Order). The Executive Order...more
US President Donald Trump’s executive order directing executive departments and agencies to initiate a regulatory freeze for certain rules that have not taken effect, pending review by the newly appointed agency head, may...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently published a final rule amending the list of permissible investments for customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations....more
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its first actions for fraud in the voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) on October 2, 2024. These enforcement actions demonstrate the CFTC’s continued focus on the...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on September 20 issued final guidance aimed at strengthening market integrity, transparency, and liquidity for derivatives with underlying voluntary carbon credits (VCCs). The...more
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on September 12 issued final changes to Rule 4.7 that were limited to an increase in the “Portfolio Requirement” threshold contained in the definition of “qualified eligible person”...more