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May 30, 2025
|7 min read
SEC Decides Staking Is Not (Always) A Securities Offering After All
clarifying that certain staking activities do not constitute securities offerings and are exempt from registration under the federal securities laws.
May 27, 2025
|6 min read
(FAQs) addressing the application of SEC Rule 15c3-3 (the Customer Protection Rule) to the custody of crypto assets that are securities by broker-dealers.
May 7, 2025
|3 min read
OCC Confirms National Banks May Execute and Settle Digital Asset Trades
execute and settle digital asset trades on behalf of their customers, so long as the bank acts in an agency capacity and the activity is conducted in a safe and
sound manner.
April 25, 2025
|2 min read
Federal Reserve Withdraws Crypto-Asset Guidance: Policy Shift or Policy Compromise?
that, for more than two years, had constrained state member banks and other Board-supervised banking organizations from engaging in digital asset
activities.
February 28, 2025
|1 min read
SEC Staff Under New Administration Issues Statement Declaring That Meme Coins Are Not Securities
type of crypto asset inspired by internet memes, characters, current events, or trends for which the promoter seeks to attract an enthusiastic online
community to purchase the meme coin and engage in its trading,” are not securities.
February 11, 2025
|2 min read
Press Conference on Cryptocurrency Regulation
asset legislation, ushering in the “Golden Age” of digital assets. Sacks emphasized the need for domestic innovation, regulatory clarity, and a move away
from the prosecution and persecution of the digital assets industry. Sacks’ objective is to collaborate with the executive branch working group for...Read more
February 10, 2025
|2 min read
“The Journey Begins” Commissioner Hester Peirce’s Statement
Peirce. On February 4, 2025, Peirce laid out 10 of the CTF’s top priorities, which are not exhaustive, nor are they presented in order of priority or order of
expected completion. Overall, the focus of the CTF is to take a new approach to regulating digital assets and create clear and practical policy me...Read more
January 24, 2025
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President Trump’s Sweeping Executive Order on Digital Assets and the Repeal of SAB 121
the economy,” demonstrating a dramatic shift in tone and approach from the Biden Administration. On the same day, the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121 (SAB 121), removing a major impediment to financial institutions offering di...Read more
January 14, 2025
|2 min read
U.S. Appeals Court Orders the SEC to Revisit Digital Asset Rulemaking
digital assets was arbitrary and capricious. The Court ordered the SEC to provide a more complete explanation for its denial of the petition.
December 4, 2024
|10 min read
DAOs Watch Out: Federal Court in California Decides a DAO Can Be a General Partnership
dismiss, finding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a partnership under California law, and
consequently that these defendants may be liable as general partners. The court relied chiefly on the plaintiff’s argument that these defendants ...Read more
December 3, 2024
|1 min read
contracts cannot be blocked under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and OFAC overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado
Cash.
November 22, 2024
|less than 1 min read
U.S. Court Vacates SEC Dealer Rule
participants in DeFi protocols, finding that the agency had overstepped its legal authority.
October 9, 2024
|6 min read
Crypto.com’s Novel and Proactive Attempt To Force Regulatory Clarity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been engaged in a multi-year turf war over which agency has the power to regulate various aspects of digital
assets.
July 26, 2024
|2 min read
FSTB and HKMA Unveil Stablecoin Legislative Proposal
stablecoin regulation in response to a two-month public consultation period with industry stakeholders. The consultation—which began earlier this
year—generated 108 responses from market participants, industry associations, business organizations, and individuals, many of whom express...Read more
February 23, 2024
|1 min read
Cabinet of Japan Approves Bill Encouraging Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain Startups
proposed amendment provides for crypto assets to be added to the list of assets that investment limited partnerships (LPs) can acquire or hold.
February 16, 2024
|6 min read
and sale of a crypto lending product” that it offered to U.S. investors from approximately August 2020 to June 2022.
January 17, 2024
|1 min read
Lexis+ NFT Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings Tracker
involving NFTs brought by U.S. regulatory agencies and private litigants.
January 11, 2024
|6 min read
Road to Bitcoin Investment Cleared with SEC’s Approval of 11 Spot Bitcoin ETFs
applications to list shares of the following 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded products and greenlighted the commencement of trading shares of the spot
bitcoin ETPs beginning today.
August 30, 2023
|2 min read
Appeals Court Reverses the SEC’s Rejection of Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
rejected several efforts to list bitcoin spot ETFs.
August 18, 2023
|1 min read
Autorité des Marchés Financiers Announces Enhanced Framework for Digital Assets Services Providers
General Regulation as it relates to digital assets service providers (DASPs) to be consistent with the enhanced registration requirements introduced by the
DDADUE Law.