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This past week the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for...
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Authors: Michael Isselin, Nick Breen, Mikaela Belcher, Casey Yang, Carsten Dobler, Judith Reboul, Nicky Ghods and Aparna Luthra Welcome...
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In the world of finance, there is a revolution occurring. Bitcoin, which was traditionally available only through a complicated process...
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On June 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...
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Over the past few years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has claimed increasing authority in the regulation of digital...
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Today, in his opening statement before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, SEC Chair Gary Gensler...
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On March 31, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it had reached a settlement...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s battle over crypto regulatory...
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Prompted by the news of last week’s bankruptcy, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked at a recent press conference if...
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On September 19, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order against Sparkster Ltd. (Sparkster)...
An ugly side of cryptocurrency is its attractiveness to bad actors. It is a cat and mouse game that regulators play to catch up with the...
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On June 1, 2022, an indictment was unsealed by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York charging Nathaniel Chastain, a...
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A District of Columbia federal U.S. Magistrate Judge recently found that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) could proceed with the...
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Anchorage Digital Bank, the first crypto company to receive a national trust bank charter, recently became the first crypto bank ordered...
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On April 20, the United States added a new round of sanctions against Russia, imposing sanctions targeting a Russian bank, a...
UK HM Treasury announced plans last week to make the UK a global cryptoasset technology hub.Particular emphasis will be placed on...