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Legal Issues With Blockchains, Cryptocurrency Transactions, and Risks of Loss: Understand Your Contract

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 8/23/2024

The widespread and debilitating impacts of the recent faulty Crowdstrike® software update has caused businesses to evaluate processes and examine potential claims and defenses related to the deleterious commercial impacts of...more

Privacy Tip #408 – Russian Cybercriminals Get 69% of Ransom Payments

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/2/2024

Anecdotally, we know that cybercriminals hailing from Russia are a significant risk to U.S.-based and world companies and governmental entities. With two convicted Russian cybercriminals being released this week in the...more

Securities Enforcement Forum West 2024: SEC Reinforces Cooperation Requirements and Enforcement Priorities

Perkins Coie on 6/4/2024

Senior Division of Enforcement officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals in the field at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2024...more

Investing in or Acquiring a Digital Assets Business? Watch Where You Step – Maximizing Value and Managing Risk in Digital Assets...

Mayer Brown on 5/23/2024

As applications and use cases for digital assets and their blockchain infrastructure grow and become more sophisticated, investments and valuations for businesses in these areas have grown as well. The growing number of...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - May 2024 # 3

Troutman Pepper on 5/22/2024

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

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - May 2024

Troutman Pepper on 5/8/2024

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

Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2024

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 3/19/2024

To understand the litigation and regulatory risks that are coming in 2024 for private capital, it is helpful to look back briefly on recent events. Arguably, the single most important event over the last 18 months was the...more

2023 Year-In-Review: Key Enforcement Initiatives and Cases in Crypto, Cyber, SPACs, Whistleblowers, and the Future of...

Troutman Pepper on 2/29/2024

It was a busy year for enforcement activity in the cyber, crypto, SPAC, and whistleblower spaces, with several pending actions that will likely have wide-ranging implications in 2024. We are also awaiting a ruling from the...more

[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 2/28/2024

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2024

BakerHostetler on 2/20/2024

Crypto Firms Make Acquisitions, Integrate Products; New Crypto Index Launches - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company has announced an agreement to acquire a major digital asset custody provider....more

HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations about Akira Ransomware Group

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/16/2024

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently warned the health care sector about the Akira ransomware group that has been hitting health care organizations since May of 2023. In an Analyst Note dated...more

Mining Your Own Business: Tax and Estate Planning with Crypto

Dechert LLP on 2/14/2024

Cryptocurrency, a digital form of currency that uses cryptography for security, has become a significant part of the global financial landscape. As such, it has also become an important consideration in estate planning. This...more

NYDFS orders digital currency trading company to pay $8 million

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/22/2024

On January 12, NYDFS announced that it had entered into a consent order with a digital currency trading company after an investigation that found the company responsible for compliance failures that violated NYDFS’s virtual...more

London Litigation Year in Review and 2024 Outlook

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/19/2024

Welcome to our London Litigation Year in Review and 2024 Outlook. In this report, we examine the litigation trends that shaped the commercial landscape in 2023 and look at how these developments are likely to play out in the...more

Investment Adviser Expectations in 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/19/2024

Like many other industries, Registered Investment Advisers ("RIAs") have dealt with significant regulatory, technological, and systemic change in recent years. Compared to FINRA-regulated entities, RIAs often face these...more

Investigations update: Hong Kong authorities ramp up enforcement in virtual assets and other sectors

A&O Shearman on 1/11/2024

Hong Kong has seen cryptocurrencies grow in popularity, highlighting the need for appropriate licensing regimes (implemented in the form of virtual asset service providers (VASPs)), bolstered by active enforcement actions. ...more

Public Company Update: Navigating the 2023 20-F Season: A Guide for Foreign Private Issuers

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/8/2024

As we head into year-end, annual reporting season for FPIs is just around the corner. FPIs are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F with the SEC within four months after the end of their fiscal year (or until April...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 10, December 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/20/2023

Revisiting…Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? As a follow-up to our previous article and webinar, “Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?", we are addressing the...more

The 2023 Cyber Year in Review

Hinckley Allen on 12/19/2023

The Most Significant Developments in Cybersecurity and Cyber-Related Liability Risks - As we reflect upon 2023, it will unfortunately be remembered as a record-breaking year for ransomware and cybercrime....more

The State AG Report – 12.14.2023

Cozen O'Connor on 12/18/2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Fight for Fair Play in College Sports- • AGs on the...more

State AG Updates: Data Privacy & Security; Consumer Protection; Wage & Employment; Unfair & Deceptive Practices; Health Care Fraud...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/14/2023

At a Glance - In this final edition for 2023, the number and breadth of data privacy and security enforcement actions demonstrate that state AGs are flexing their muscles and playing a significant regulatory role in this...more

Banks Announce Stablecoin and Custody Initiatives; IRS CI Report Addresses Crypto; DOJ Targets Unlicensed Exchange; New Data...

BakerHostetler on 12/11/2023

Major Banks and Technology Firms Launch Stablecoin and Custody Products - According to recent reports, a major European bank has launched its own stablecoin, “becoming the first big bank to offer digital tokens tracking...more

Takeaways from the SEC Division of Enforcement’s FY 2023 Report

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 12/6/2023

On November 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its enforcement results for fiscal year 2023. FY23 was another active year in terms of SEC enforcement, with a 3 percent increase in total...more

Latham Chairs AI Component of Global Standards Mapping Initiative

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/6/2023

The initiative covers a wide array of insights and guidance for the blockchain ecosystem, while a Latham-led working group explores the convergence of blockchain and AI. ...more

NYDFS Issues Updated And Stricter Virtual Currency Listing Guidance – New Policy Updates Due For Approval By January 31, 2024

K2 Integrity on 11/21/2023

Following a two-month public consultation period, on 15 November 2023 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published its new Virtual Currency Listing Guidance (the Guidance), in accordance with virtual...more

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