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SEC Staff No-Action Relief For DTC Pilot Provides A Pathway For Tokenized Securities

On December 11, 2025, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (the "Staff") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued a no-action letter to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") concerning a pilot version (the "Preliminary Base Version") of a securities tokenization program, referred to as the "DTCC Tokenization Services."

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Mayer Brown

OCC Grants Conditional Approval To Crypto Firms For National Trust Bank Charters

On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it has granted conditional approval for several prominent cryptocurrency...

United States Technology

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Cryptocurrency Reporting Enters A New Phase With Form 1099-DA

Cryptocurrency investors are preparing to enter a very different tax reporting environment as the first wave of Forms 1099-DA are issued for digital asset transactions.

United States Technology

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Liskow & Lewis

Federal Reserve Adopts 2025 Policy Statement On Permissible Novel Activities For State Member Banks

The Fed withdrew its prior 2023 Policy Statement and replaced it with a new, pro-innovation statement removing the rebuttable presumption against novel activities...

United States Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB Finally Starts Getting EWA Right, Says Many EWA Models Are Not Subject To TILA And Regulation Z

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

DTCC Partners With Digital Asset To Tokenize DTC-Custodied U.S. Treasury Securities

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Digital Assets Download: Announcing Our Stablecoin & Tokenization Resource Center

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Crypto Investor Protection: SEC And CFTC Enforcement Trends

United States Technology

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Zach Heck Talks Legal Risks On The Economic Pulse Podcast

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Regulatory Reset: CFTC Pulls Back On Guidance For ‘Actual Delivery' Of Digital Assets

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

SEC Clears Path For Tokenized Securities

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC's Wells Process Reforms Favor Market Participants, Solidify Respondent Protections In Enforcement Action Review Process

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

Fed Replaces Policy Statement On Novel Banking Activity Limitations

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

OCC Conditionally Approves Digital Asset Trust Bank Charters, Signaling Cautious Expansion Of Federal Oversight

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

SEC Publishes A Flurry Of Crypto-related Statements Aimed At Regulatory Clarity

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published a Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") page focusing on trade and settlement issues, requested feedback on how to improve the crypto regulatory landscape...

United States Technology

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Jones Day

FDIC Proposes GENIUS Act Application Process For IDI Subsidiary Stablecoin Issuers

On December 16, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") Board of Directors issued a proposal (the "NPRM") to implement the application-related provisions...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Providing Useful Tools: FINRA Releases Its 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, Together With A FINRA Unscripted Podcast Filled With Senior Leadership Insights

The Podcast featured Ornella Bergeron (Acting Head of Member Supervision), Bill St. Louis (Head of Enforcement), and Feral Talib (Head of Market Oversight), with Bryan Smith...

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Death And Digital Estate Community Group (Podcast)

On this episode of the Digital Planning Podcast, Justin, Jen, and Ross are joined by Dean Saxe, co-chair of the Open ID Foundation's Death and the Digital Estate Community Group (DADE CG).

United States Family

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Congratulations, CFTC Chairman Selig

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Big Digital Apple – New York Adopts The 2022 UCC Amendments

United States Technology

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Rolls Out Digital Asset Collateral Pilot, Issues Tokenized Collateral Guidance, And Withdraws Prior Virtual Currency Advisory

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FinCEN Assesses $3.5 Million Penalty Against Virtual Asset Platform For Alleged BSA Violations

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FinCEN Publishes First Set Of Compliance Considerations In Parallel Civil And DOJ Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Company Paxful

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Staff Issue Broad No-Action Relief Harmonizing Cross-Border "U.S. Person" And "Guarantee" Definitions

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Staff Issues No-Action Relief For DTC Tokenization Pilot

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

From Data To Dollars: Key Software Due Diligence Aspects For Data Monetization

United States Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

More Bank Charters, More Clarity

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB And Federal Reserve Finalize 2026 Inflation Adjustments To Consumer Leasing And Truth In Lending Coverage Thresholds

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

SEC Staff Issues No-Action Relief For DTC Tokenization Pilot

On December 11, 2025, the staff of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter (the "DTCC No-Action Letter") stating that it would not recommend...

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

From Data To Dollars: Key Software Due Diligence Aspects For Data Monetization

The growing adoption of artificial intelligence, cloud-based services, and Internet-of-Things devices is driving a massive increase in connectivity and data generation.

United States Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

More Bank Charters, More Clarity

The OCC has granted conditional approval for five national trust bank (NTB) charters for institutions that will focus on innovative digital asset products and services.

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB And Federal Reserve Finalize 2026 Inflation Adjustments To Consumer Leasing And Truth In Lending Coverage Thresholds

On December 15, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the CFPB issued joint final rules amending the official interpretations to their regulations implementing the Consumer Leasing Act...

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Michael Selig Confirmed As CFTC Chairman: Six Issues To Watch In 2026

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

CFTC May Gain Primary Authority Over Digital Commodities Under Senate Draft Bill

On November 10, 2025, Senator John Boozman and Senator Cory Booker released a bipartisan Senate Agriculture Committee discussion draft bill that proposes a new authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Releases Its 2026 Examination Priorities

On November 17, 2025, the Division of Examinations (the Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its 2026 examination priorities (the Priorities).

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

White House Executive Order: State Artificial Intelligence Regulation

On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence." This EO aims to establish a uniform...

United States Technology

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Moore & Van Allen

Analysis: How Does The Senate Agriculture Committee's Bipartisan Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft Build On The CLARITY Act?

On November 10, 2025, Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senator Cory Booker...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Ten FAQ About "Crypto" For Corporate Directors

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 12 December 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Plenty At Stake In A Budget Of Two Halves

United States Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

White House Issues Executive Order To Promote National AI Policy Framework And Challenge Certain State AI Laws

United States Technology

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Wiley Rein

The Likely Road Ahead For The CFTC Under Chair Selig

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFTC's Tokenized Collateral Guidance: Integrating Blockchain Into Derivatives Markets

United States Finance

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

CFTC Launches Digital Assets Pilot Program For Tokenized Collateral In Derivatives Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OCC Releases Preliminary Findings From Debanking Investigation

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

SEC And SolarWinds Litigation Dismissed Following Joint Stipulation

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

The Prosecution Of Samourai Wallet Developers: Expanding The Reach Of Crypto Enforcement

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Fed Requests Input, Looks To Change Check Services

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB Signals It Will Issue Interim Open Banking Rule As Funding Lapse Approaches

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

SEC Releases 2026 Examination Priorities Highlighting Compliance, Information Security, And Emerging Technology

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

OCC And FDIC Withdraw Leveraged Lending Guidance

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

2025 FinAccelerations: U.S. Digital Assets Publications

United States Technology

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Jones Day

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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