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On April 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement clarifying its position on reserve-backed...
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On February 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit...
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On Wednesday, January 15, the SEC appealed a decision by District Judge Analisa Torres in the SEC's civil case against Ripple Labs, Inc....
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One small step for Coinbase may portend a giant step for crypto. On January 13, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted Coinbase a...
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It was quite a week for crypto in the U.S., marking one of the most important for the digital asset space and reflecting a clear rise in...
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As the two-year mark of the SEC’s controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121) approaches, it is coming under increasing...
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On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with 16 broker-dealer and investment...
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In a historic day for the digital assets space, on January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) greenlit...
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On December 15, 2023, the five-member U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), in a 3-2 vote, denied a petition...
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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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This past week the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) again delayed decisions on whether to approve applications for what...
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On September 29, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges against 10 financial firms for apparent...
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The new rules only being recently announced, a coalition of trade associations have already filed a petition with the United States Court...
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On August 8, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) resolved their...
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On July 13, 2023, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres issued a landmark ruling for the crypto community, holding that programmatic, or...
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On June 6, 2023 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) sued a major cryptocurrency platform (the “Platform”),...