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SEC Approves Listings of Spot Ether ETFs: Waiting is the Hardest Part

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On May 23, 2024, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets (the “SEC”) approved rule changes (so-called “19b-4 forms”) permitting the listing and trading of eight separate...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Legal Implications of Secondary SAFT Sales

Simple Agreements for Future Tokens pose difficult and controversial legal questions under U.S. securities, commodities and tax laws. SAFT holders face significant difficulties in securing liquidity, and regulatory issues...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

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Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Ether Is…a Commodity

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It is official. Finally. On October 10, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Chairman Heath Tarbert announced that he believes ether is a commodity and thus falls under the jurisdiction of the CFTC....more

Dechert LLP

US Blockchain Enforcement and Litigation Update

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Over the past two years, prices for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have experienced extreme gains and declines, while billions of dollars have been raised through Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”). In this dynamic...more

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Carve-Out Financial Statements: A Necessary Step in the Process

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When commodity price volatility subsides and the appetite for mergers and acquisitions gain momentum in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry it will be important to understand the requirements, pitfalls and...more

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Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Funds

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The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more

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Can “Bad Actors” Wave Goodbye to SEC Waivers?

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The SEC has been thinking harder before waiving automatic disqualifications that the federal securities laws and regulations impose on so-called "bad actors." Without such waivers, companies may be barred from, among...more

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