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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology

As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel....Read more

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FinTech, Banking & Payments

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Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted

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April 25, 2025

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Federal Reserve Withdraws Crypto-Asset Guidance: Policy Shift or Policy Compromise?

On April 24, 2025, the Federal Reserve Board (Board) announced that it had withdrawn key supervisory guidance published during the prior Administration that, for more than two years, had constrained state member banks and other Board-supervised banking organizations from engaging in digital asset activities.

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April 24, 2025

Winston Sponsors and Speaks at the AIMA Digital Assets Conference 2025

Winston was pleased to continue our partnership with AIMA and we congratulate the organization on another successful AIMA Digital Assets Conference....Read more

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April 22, 2025

Winston & Strawn Sponsors the Centri Capital Conference 2025

Winston & Strawn was proud to sponsor the inaugural Centri Capital Conference at Nasdaq in New York City. The event brought together innovative leaders across healthcare, life sciences, and disruptive technologies to explore emerging capital market trends and challenges....Read more
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What Is Blockchain?

Blockchain is a technological system in which a digital list of records stored across a network. The network is a shared database comprised of a large number of computers. Blockchain is the primary technology for cryptocurrencies....Read more

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What Is Staking?

Staking concerns the “proof of stake” validation protocols utilized by certain blockchains. It is a process in which investors lock up—or stake—their crypto tokens with a blockchain validator with the goal of being rewarded with new tokens when their staked crypto tokens become part of the process for validating data for the blockchain....Read more

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What Is Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)?

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is a database of information that’s shared and duplicated across a network of computers in different locations. In contrast to a centralized ledger, it’s a flexible system of recording information. The information on the ledger, or record, is updated by those participating in the network, rather than by a central authority. The ledger can be accessible to some or all users, and the information stored on it can be verified and audited. Peer-to-peer transfers that have value can be recorded on a DLT. The value transferred could be money, securities, or even personal information....Read more
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