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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024

BakerHostetler on 8/5/2024

New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - July 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 7/15/2024

US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement Action - According to a recent press release, Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, announced that it is now the “first global stablecoin issuer to achieve...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #3

BakerHostetler on 6/17/2024

EigenLayer TVL Surpasses $20B; New Self-Custodial Wallet Features Launch - According to recent reports, the total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum network-based EigenLayer restaking protocol recently surpassed $20...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 6/10/2024

TradFi/DeFi Integrations Announced, Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launches - According to reports, Robinhood, a major U.S. financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 5/13/2024

Crypto and Web3 Firms Announce Fintech Integrations - A major U.S. fintech firm recently announced a product integration with MoonPay, a Web3 infrastructure company, “that allows MoonPay users in the U.S. to seamlessly buy...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024

BakerHostetler on 5/6/2024

Fintech and Crypto Firms Announce New Cryptocurrency Products - According to recent reports, a major U.S. fintech firm will begin letting its users accept payments in USDC. ...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024

BakerHostetler on 4/1/2024

Crypto Product News: BTC/ETH ETNs, Custody, Insurance, Tokenized Treasuries - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) recently published a market notice addressing applications for Bitcoin and Ether exchange traded notes (ETNs),...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #3

BakerHostetler on 3/18/2024

Financial Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot, UK Approves Crypto ETNs - A recent press release announced completion of the Canton Network pilot, “a first-of-its-kind program demonstrating the interoperability of twenty-two...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

Crypto Products Launch in Payments, Data Management, Wireless Networks; FASB Updates Crypto Accounting Rules; Crypto Enforcement...

BakerHostetler on 12/18/2023

Crypto Initiatives Focus on Latin America; New Tether Policy Aligns with OFAC - According to a press release, earlier this month Circle Internet Financial announced a partnership with Nubank, one of Latin America’s largest...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

Crypto Firms Announce New Initiatives; IOSCO, FSB, BIS Publish Digital Asset Reports; OFAC, SEC, DOJ Bring Crypto Actions; Hackers...

BakerHostetler on 12/5/2023

Crypto Firms Announce Initiatives in Payments, Mining, DAOs and More - Recent reports provided details on new developments across the cryptocurrency market...more

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - November 2023 #3

Polsinelli on 11/30/2023

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions; New Crypto Products Launch; IRS Proposes Digital Asset Regulations; Crypto Enforcement and...

BakerHostetler on 8/28/2023

District Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions, DOJ Charges Founders - On August 17, a Texas federal court found that Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer (which obscures the source of crypto transactions) is an entity that can be...more

CBDC Initiatives Advance in Colombia, Hong Kong; DOJ Charges Defendants in Mt. Gox Hack, BTC-e; CFTC Wins Ooki DAO Case; Crypto...

BakerHostetler on 6/20/2023

CBDC Initiatives Advance in Colombia and Hong Kong - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company and “leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions” has announced a collaboration with Colombia’s...more

New Crypto Payment and Web3 Products Launch; UK Seeks Input on DeFi Taxation; OFAC Fines Crypto Exchange; SEC, DOJ, CFTC Continue...

BakerHostetler on 5/8/2023

Multiple Financial Services Firms Announce New Crypto Products - A major U.S. financial services firm recently launched its Crypto Credential product, “a set of common standards and infrastructure that will help verify...more

New Initiatives Launch in Staking, DeFi, DAOs; IRS Issues NFT Guidance; White House Report Criticizes Crypto; SEC and DOJ Crypto...

BakerHostetler on 3/27/2023

Staking Market Launches, ‘Defi Cover’ Data Published, DAO Buys Golf Course According to a recent press release, MetaMask Institutional, “the web3 wallet for organizations,” has launched its “institutional staking...more

Federal Cryptocurrency Enforcement in 2023

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 3/1/2023

This is the eighth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: anti-corruption. The tumultuous crypto events of 2022, combined with the heightened agency and executive...more

2022 Year in Review: Digital Currency and Blockchain Litigation and Enforcement Developments

Goodwin on 2/14/2023

Throughout a tumultuous 2022, the digital currency and blockchain space saw a number of significant investigation, litigation, and enforcement matters as regulators continue their laser focus on the industry. This Year in...more

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: December Edition

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/8/2022

Well, it was another quiet month in crypto . . . Not. We are still watching the tsunami play out in real time, as governments and the crypto market react to another seismic shift in the crypto landscape....more

Beware Congressional Oversight in FTX/Alameda Investigations

Morgan Lewis - All Things FinReg on 11/28/2022

The House of Representatives and the Senate took the first steps in response to the collapse of FTX this week. The Senate Agriculture Committee has announced a hearing at which the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading...more

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: November Edition

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/4/2022

It certainly feels like a race between innovation and enforcement these days, with regulators and law enforcement stepping up the cautionary rhetoric and promising broader enforcement aimed at corporate actors....more

The North Korean Crypto Threat

K2 Integrity on 10/17/2022

Executive Summary - The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more

Crypto and NFT Firms Make Announcements; Treasury Interprets Crypto Reports; Crypto Enforcement Actions by CFTC, SEC, IRS, DOJ and...

BakerHostetler on 10/3/2022

Exchange Reaches Agreement to Sell Assets; New Crypto Products Launch - In a press release this week, Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency exchange that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced that it selected the...more

Treasury and Justice Department Reports Signal Tougher Enforcement and Regulation in the Digital Assets Sector

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/29/2022

On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice released four much-anticipated reports on different aspects of cryptoasset regulation. They confirm the Biden administration’s broad but...more

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