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SEC Approves Spot Ether ETFs

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On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23....more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: June 2024 #2

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On June 15, 2023, the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team put out our first Bi-Weekly rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain, and crypto ecosystems curated by Polsinelli attorneys navigating the intersections of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bitcoin-Halving steht vor der Tür

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Nach der Zulassung von Krypto-ETF in den USA steht mit dem für Mitte April 2024 erwarteten Bitcoin-Halving demnächst ein weiteres Fundamental-Ereignis für die Krypto-Branche vor der Tür. Die Zulassung sogenannter Bitcoin-Spot...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - February 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Blockchain Analysis and Related Expert Testimony Admissible In Criminal Trial

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It is challenging for law enforcement to track down and trace illicit activities conducted through digital currencies. The process can be very time- and resource-intensive. Further, securing charges and arrests, and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Defining Digital Asset Securities: US District Court Issues Summary Judgment Rulings in SEC v. Ripple Labs

For the past several years, many have viewed “SEC v. Ripple” as one of the defining conflicts in the US crypto regulatory landscape. At the heart of this dispute is the question of whether digital tokens are “securities” for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS’s Crypto John Doe Summons Expanded While Harper Fights Back

Since at least 2016 the IRS has been ferreting out taxpayers who failed to report their taxable gains from cryptocurrency transactions by issuing John Doe summonses to crypto exchanges and dealers. A John Doe summons enables...more

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IRS Continues to Hunt for Cryptocurrency Investors with John Doe Summonses

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The IRS knows it has a problem, in that it knows there are far more cryptocurrency transactions than are being reported on tax returns. The IRS may also get an $80 billion increase in funding for enforcement that will help...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

An Introduction to Crypto for Financial Services Professionals

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In the last couple of years, cryptocurrencies went from a fringe discussion to seemingly everywhere around us. Join Ulmer partner Nathan W. Lamb as he helps financial services professionals navigate this new reality. In this...more

Jones Day

California Governor Orders Agencies to Create Transparent Regulatory Framework for Blockchain and Digital Assets

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California's governor issued an executive order requiring state agencies, led by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, to create a "transparent" regulatory framework for blockchain technologies and digital...more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Payment Offerings Launch; Exchanges Achieve Foreign Approvals; Ukraine Legalizes Crypto; Regulators Issue Warnings; $28M in...

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A large U.S.-based financial services company launched its crypto services arm last week, providing consumers with a platform to buy and sell cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). According to reports, the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Depth: Listen to Your Regulator on Sanctions and Crypto

It should come as no surprise that the crushing sanctions imposed on Russia in recent weeks will be met with efforts to evade their impact. From Russian firms starved for U.S. dollars to oligarchs starved for that new villa...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Payments Newsletter, February 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Stop Press: The international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 includes a number of significant economic sanctions measures. See our latest...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

[Webinar] An Introduction to Crypto for Financial Services Professionals - March 29th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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In the last couple of years, cryptocurrencies went from a fringe discussion to seemingly everywhere around us. Join Ulmer partner Nathan W. Lamb as he helps financial services professionals navigate this new reality. He will...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap

As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...more

Bilzin Sumberg

“Crypto-Mortgage”- Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

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Cryptocurrency continues to gain traction as a means of payment for goods and services. It recently made its debut appearance in the mortgage industry, as the concept of a “crypto-mortgage” came to life. A Miami-based...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Crypto Reporting Rules in the Biden Infrastructure Deal

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act), H.R. 3684, commonly referred to as the infrastructure bill, was signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021. ...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Lawsuits Target Cryptocurrency Companies and Their Celebrity Endorsers

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We highlighted in a recent post regulators’ clear intentions to bring greater order to the cryptocurrency industry this year. The last three weeks have demonstrated that private litigants are not waiting on regulators to rein...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Commissioner to DeFi: Follow the Law or Face Enforcement

In a recent article, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw encouraged decentralized finance (DeFi) participants to voluntarily comply with securities law regulations, in particular those governing risk disclosure, warning...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Insights From the Money 20/20 FinTech Conference

On behalf of Nelson Mullins, I traveled to fabulous Las Vegas along with over 7,000 other attendees from around the world for the Money 20/20 FinTech conference. Blue chip finance and technology companies including JP Morgan,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: Digital Assets - October 28th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Continuing the FinTech University CLE series, join Richard Levin, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for this one-hour session on digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin, other tokens, and NFTs. The last 10...more

Burr & Forman

China Bans Crypto Currencies and Related Services

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The People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) announced this morning that it is banning crypto currencies and related services, including “trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Are Crypto Lending, DeFi and Stablecoins the New "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"? A Review of Recent Crypto Legal and...

Developments continue at a frenetic pace in the crypto industry. Issues barely on the radar screen 18 months ago have come front and center in today’s headlines. Areas with relatively small market capitalizations a year ago...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Payments Newsletter, June 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include:  Hong Kong: FSTB publishes consultation conclusions on virtual asset services providers licensing regime Europe: European Commission publishes proposal for Regulation...more

BakerHostetler

Financial Firms Launch New Crypto Products, NFTs Trending, Crypto Exchange Acquires Broker-Dealer, SEC, DOJ, IRS and CFTC Actions...

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US Institutional Financial Firms, and Fintech Startups, Launch Crypto Products - A major U.S. financial services corporation announced this week that it would begin to settle transactions over the Ethereum Network in USD Coin...more

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