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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

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

Seward & Kissel LLP

[Event] Blockchain Symposium - April 30th, New York, NY

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The Symposium will cover topics including: - What are the tax and accounting structuring, compliance and enforcement considerations when tokenizing assets? - Onboarding private fund processes on-chain, where are we...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC’s Corp Fin Says Most Stablecoins Are Not Exchanged in Securities Transactions

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On April 4, the SEC released a Statement on Stablecoins. In the statement, the Division of Corporation Finance provides its view that offers and sales of a certain subset of crypto assets commonly known as “stablecoins”...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Regulatory Priorities Spring Into Focus, April 2025 - Business As Usual for Digital Asset Derivatives – CFTC Advisories...

Friday, March 27, 2025, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew two crypto-related staff advisories, Staff Advisory No. 18-14 (advisory with respect to virtual currency derivative product...more

K&L Gates LLP

In First Major Speech as Acting CFTC Chairman, Pham Describes Policy Priorities

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In a fireside chat at the ABA Futures & Derivatives Law Committee Winter Meeting on January 30th, Acting Chairman Caroline Pham shared her industry-friendly agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). She...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Significant Shift Away From ESG and Toward Crypto Is Expected at the SEC

Key Points - - The SEC is set to undergo sweeping changes under the second Trump administration, with a Republican-controlled Commission setting a new agenda. - The agency is expected to focus on easing regulatory...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Digital Chamber Urges New Digital Asset Regulatory Priorities

The Digital Chamber ("TDC"), an organization dedicated to championing Bitcoin, digital assets, and blockchain innovation, recently released a proposed agenda for the SEC's new chair and commission titled TDC's "2025 SEC...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CFTC Releases Its Enforcement Results for FY 2024 Showing an All-Time High for Monetary Relief

On December 4, 2024, the CFTC's Division of Enforcement ("Division") released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024. The results reflected an all-time high for monetary relief, mainly from its resolution of off-channel...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

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Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

Carey Olsen

A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

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Partner Steven Rees Davies, counsel Charissa Ball and associate Alexandra Fox have authored the Bermuda chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the...more

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SEC Crypto Enforcement: Past and Future Tense

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There are some in the crypto community who—frustrated with the enforcement first approach of (outgoing) SEC Chair Gary S. Gensler—invested heavily to elect Donald J. Trump the 47th President of the United States. Was that a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What to Expect from the SEC During a Second Trump Administration?

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Given the recent news about President-Elect Trump’s cabinet appointments , it is a safe bet that the SEC Division of Enforcement’s priorities will change under the new administration. Under President Biden, SEC Chair Gary...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A New Prologue for Crypto – A Practical Analysis and Proposal in the Name of Efficiency and Sound Regulatory Policy

"The United States, with its history of welcoming innovators, has a large reserve of good will. In a country that ever aspires to improve with time, people are hopeful that bad policy approaches can change. This hope is not...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - November 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Bracewell LLP

PRG 2024 Post-Election Pulse Check: Digital Assets

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Joshua C. Zive, senior principal in Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group, and Kyle J. Spencer, a PRG principal, discuss the potential impact of the 2024 elections on digital asset policy....more

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First Circuit Adds Another Notch to the IRS’ Belt - Upholds Power To Summons Information from Virtual Currency Exchanges

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Anyone who thought blockchain would keep their cryptocurrency transactions private from the IRS needs to think again. According to the First Circuit’s recent holding, cryptocurrency users do not have a Fourth Amendment...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - June 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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - May 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 May...more

King & Spalding

House Passes FIT21 – What does it say, and what does it mean for digital asset providers?

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On, May 22, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation for Technology for the 21st Century Act (“FIT21”). The legislation was touted by the House Financial Services Committee’s Chairman,...more

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

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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

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Courts at the Forefront of Innovation - US and UK Approaches to Service and Enforcement in Digital Asset Fraud Cases

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Fraud involving digital assets, specifically cryptocurrency, is rapidly increasing on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, the value of reported crypto-fraud increased 41% between 2022/2023 reaching a record £306m, whilst...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Don’t Forget to File (Accurately): 2024 Brings Heightened IRS and DOJ Focus on Non-Filers and Digital Assets

The IRS has increased funding for collection and enforcement, with a stated focus on high income non-filers and digital assets (among other areas). The DOJ has also emphasized a focus on digital assets, and the Department...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Millionaires, Corporate Jets and Crypto: IRS Unveils New Enforcement Initiatives

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Thanks to a dramatic increase in funding courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced several new, high-profile enforcement initiatives designed to generate significantly...more

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