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11/17/2025 3:59:12 PM EU & third-country stablecoin multi-issuance schemes under MiCAR By Claudius Straub Statements made by the European Commission to the press in October 2025 signal that it does not seem to share the major concerns that...
11/4/2025 8:10:43 PM Canada in focus: Data protection and AI in Canada By Mike Summers Tyler Thompson Canada is an essential market for both United States and international businesses, with data privacy remaining a significant concern for...
11/3/2025 6:56:11 PM DOJ Bulk Data Rule: Is your organization ready for the October 6th requirements? By Mike Summers Tyler Thompson DOJ Bulk Data Rule: Is your organization ready for the October 6th requirements? On October 6, 2025, the final set of obligations under...
10/24/2025 3:33:42 PM The State of Crypto’s Private Markets: Equity, Tokens, and the Hybrid Model By Tom Lewis Brett Hillis At the Digital Asset Summit, a panel featuring Michael Bucella (Neoclassic Capital), Omar Shakeeb (SecondLand), Samantha Bohbot (Rockaway...
10/22/2025 5:35:25 PM The Digital-Asset Treasury Market: State of the Union By Tom Lewis Brett Hillis At the Digital Asset Summit, a panel featuring Ben Forman (ParaFi Capital), Seth Ginns (CoinFund), Christian Lopez (Cohen & Company...
10/15/2025 9:38:00 AM Building Robust On-Chain Financial Markets: From Regulation to Real-World Adoption By Tom Lewis Brett Hillis The Digital Assets Summit brought together industry and regulatory voices, including Reed Smith Partner Brett Hills, Franklin Templeton’s...
9/30/2025 12:08:40 AM Japan in focus: Data protection and AI in Japan By Mike Summers Tyler Thompson Key Takeaways Japan’s APPI establishes a robust framework for data privacy, applying to any business, including non-profits, handling...
9/3/2025 8:08:24 PM CFPB Closes MRAs and Seeks Open-Banking Rule Feedback By Ginevra Ventre Diane Bettino Natsayi Mawere The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is continuing to take major steps under Acting Director Russell Vought to reshape its...
7/21/2025 4:39:32 PM Stablecoin Reform: GENIUS & CLARITY By Will Atherton Join us on July 24 for our CLE program, “Stablecoins in America: Regulation, Adoption and Institutional Growth,” where we will unpack the...
1/23/2025 4:50:21 PM DORA: Clarification on ICT services By Howard Womersley Smith Aselle Ibraimova The European Commission clarified whether EU financial entities can descope from DORA services received from financial entities, which...
12/9/2024 10:29:17 AM The Fifth Circuit Limits OFAC’s Ability to Sanction Crypto Transactions By Daniel Ahn On November 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets...
7/29/2024 6:56:55 PM CFPB Issues Report Highlighting Costs of Electronic Payment Processing in K-12 Schools By Brian Willett Electronic payment processing offers speed and convenience in many daily transactions, but that expediency often comes with a price. In...
5/1/2024 8:06:48 AM Serious Consequences of Lax AML Controls By Rizwan Qureshi This incarceratory sentence is an important reminder that it is never too early to ensure that your AML controls, particularly around KYC...
12/21/2023 1:59:42 AM S&P Releases Stablecoin Assessment By Celisa Morin Michael Tomasulo Libby Burke Credit rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) released a stablecoin stability assessment last week. Stablecoins are a vital part of the...
12/15/2023 4:45:10 PM FASB’s Updated Fair Value Accounting Treatment Eliminates a Major Impediment to Corporate Adoption of Bitcoin as a Treasury Asset By Celisa Morin Michael Tomasulo Mehrnaz Afshar This past week the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for...
11/29/2023 10:38:18 AM New Mandatory Initial Disclosures and Increased Discovery Sanctions in California State Court cases By Grady Glover A new California law effective on January 1, 2024, SB235, modifies Cal Code Civ Proc §§ 2016.090 and 2023.050 creating new, mandatory...