United States: Fin Tech

On 17 October 2025, the National Futures Association (NFA) announced that it will be eliminating interpretive guidance requiring digital assets-related disclosure obligations for NFA members.

A jury must decide if the spoofed monkey-themed NFTs misled consumers in the case against Ryder Ripps. NFTs are digital assets. Yuga Labs launched Bored Ape Yacht Club in April 2021.

On October 1, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on cryptocurrency taxation (the "Hearing"), which followed a similar hearing held by the House Ways and Means Committee in July.

Stablecoins are digital tokens that aim to hold a fixed value. Most are backed by traditional currencies like the US dollar.

Let us get right to it. Quantum computing is not just another tech buzzword. It is a seismic shift in how we process information, and that shift has cybersecurity experts on edge.

On September 30, 2025, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission granted no-action relief that allows, subject to numerous conditions...

In addition to the recent Illinois Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act, covered in a previous article, Illinois recently passed digital asset legislation aimed at protecting consumers against scams and fraud...

Congress created a new framework around payment stablecoins but has done more than regulate a digital asset class—it has quietly set in motion a potential transformation of the regulation of core payment systems.

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