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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Working Through the Riddles of Tokenized Securities

Key Points: - The SEC’s Crypto Task Force cited past “hostility” toward digital assets and aims to create a regulatory framework. - Tokenized securities face complex regulatory challenges, including compliance with the...more

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Changes in DOJ Policy on Digital Assets Enforcement

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On April 7, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” detailing a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital assets....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law...

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In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcast, Carlin McCrory is joined by colleagues Alex Barrage and Ethan Ostroff to discuss recent legislative updates surrounding payment stablecoins....more

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California Proposes Licensing Framework for Digital Financial Asset Businesses

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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has released proposed regulations implementing the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL), creating a formal licensing regime for businesses engaging in a...more

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Regulatory Update: Cayman Islands VASP Licensing Regime Now in Effect

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The Cayman Islands Government has taken a significant step in the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with the commencement of the licensing regime under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (as...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

President Trump’s SEC Trims Crypto Oversight

As we recently reviewed in The First Two Months of the SEC Under President Trump, since taking office for the second time, President Trump has moved quickly to make changes throughout the federal government in keeping with...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Staff Provides Disclosure Guidelines for Crypto Asset Securities Offering

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On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff statement providing guidance on how existing disclosure requirements apply to offerings and registrations of crypto asset...more

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Banks May Engage in Some Crypto Activities Without Prior Notice Says FDIC

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The FDIC recently rescinded guidance requiring FDIC-supervised institutions to give notice to the FDIC before engaging in crypto-related activities. Banks regulated by the FDIC may now engage in permissible crypto-related...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – April 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Cooley LLP

Congress Repeals Digital Asset Regulations Applicable to Decentralized Finance Platforms

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In a January 27 client alert, we discussed final regulations issued on December 30, 2024, covering tax reporting requirements applicable to certain decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms operating as noncustodial brokers of...more

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UPDATE: Trump Signs Joint Resolution Repealing DeFi Broker Reporting

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On April 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a joint resolution to repeal the DeFi broker reporting regulations which were finalized in December in T.D. 10021....more

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SEC Enforcement 2.0: Chairman Atkins Has Arrived

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Paul Atkins has taken the reins of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After being confirmed by the Senate on April 9, Atkins officially began his tenure as SEC Chairman on April 21. His arrival is expected to...more

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Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast

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In this episode of PE Pathways, Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Thao Le, John Ford, and John Falco discuss the potential regulatory impacts of the Trump administration on the private equity industry. The conversation covers...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Dramatic Shifts Point to Foundation for a Comprehensive Digital Asset Framework in the US

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In just a few weeks, the landscape for crypto policy has continued to shift dramatically. The president signed into law the repeal of an IRS rule that would have expanded the definition of “broker” to capture DeFi protocols;...more

Allen Matkins

Digital Financial Assets - Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire?

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The application of the securities laws to digital financial assets has been fraught for lawyers and their clients. After taking a hard line that many of these assets were securities under the federal securities laws, the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Digital Dollars, Not Investments: SEC Staff Weighs in on Stablecoins

On April 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement clarifying that reserve-backed U.S. dollar stablecoins are not securities, at least under current law and...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: The SEC Takes Another Key Step Toward Crypto Clarity

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On the heels of other guidance issued by the US Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division), the Division released a statement (Statement) on 10 April 2025 addressing its views about,...more

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Hong Kong SFC’s New Roadmap to Develop Hong Kong as a Global Virtual Asset Hub: ASPIRe

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently unveiled a growth plan for the virtual asset (VA) industry, outlined in a five-pillar roadmap called “A-S-P-I-Re.” This roadmap consists of 12 initiatives...more

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Bermuda Fintech Guide (Chambers)

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This chapter provides the latest legal information on Bermuda's fintech market and regulation, including regulatory jurisdiction, sandboxes, AML rules and FATF standards; robo-advisers, online lenders and payment processors;...more

King & Spalding

Gimme Shelter: CorpFin Rolls Out New Perspective on Covered Stablecoins

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On April 4, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff Statement (the “Statement”) announcing its view that the offer and sale of Covered...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Staff Provides Disclosure Guidance for Crypto Asset Offerings, Registrations

On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published a statement providing its views about the application of certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws to...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Crypto Roundtables Illuminate Regulatory Path for Digital Assets and Trading Platforms

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On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s newly formed Crypto Task Force held the second of its promised series of roundtables in the SEC’s “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” initiative. Titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place:...more

Clark Hill PLC

CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power

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In this episode of 'CHPS of Insight,' host Chris White sits down with Bryan Jacoutot, Senior Director of Clark Hill Public Strategies and Clark Hill Economics, to discuss the U.S. federal and state approaches to Bitcoin and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Sophisticated Crypto Theft Targeting High-Net-Worth Individuals

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A recent court case has unveiled a new level of sophistication in attacks targeting high-net-worth cryptocurrency holders. In a meticulously orchestrated scheme, hackers managed to steal more than $40 million in bitcoin from...more

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