Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing tailored registration exemptions and disclosure requirements for crypto asset offerings involving investment contracts. This landmark rulemaking creates two new exemptions—a Startup Exemption for offerings up to $5 million and a Fundraising Exemption for offerings up to $75 million—while introducing a conditional safe harbor allowing covered investment contracts to cease when essential managerial

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for investment contracts involving crypto assets. This landmark proposal introduces two new exemptions from Securities Act registration requirements—a Startup Exemption for offerings up to $5 million over four years and a Fundraising Exemption for offerings up to $75 million annually—while also providing a conditional safe harbor from the investment contract definition

Ganado Meets returns with a new series exploring Malta's sophisticated funds industry ecosystem. This introduction episode delves into fund administration, legal innovation, tokenisation, digitalisation, private equity, family offices, and digital-asset valuation, showcasing the depth of services that have developed over decades in Malta's financial sector.

The emergence of digital asset treasury companies (“DATs”) and crypto-pivot companies — public companies that have repositioned all or a substantial portion of their corporate strategy around the acquisition, accumulation, and management of digital assets — has introduced a new and rapidly evolving sector of public companies to the market.