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CFTC Changes To The Wells Process And Rules Of Practice

On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") announced amendments to its Rules of Practice and its Rules Relating to Investigations...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFTC Staff Guidance Dispels Longstanding Legal Uncertainty Around An FCM's Use Of Customer Securities To Secure Foreign Futures Exposures

In 2016, and again in 2018, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staff issued no-action letters permitting Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) to deposit securities pledged by their foreign futures customers with a foreign broker affiliate of the FCM under a limited right of use in favor of the foreign broker.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Risk Transfer Market Receives CPO Registration Relief From CFTC

On November 21, 2025, the Structured Finance Association, on behalf of the risk transfer market, received no-action relief on the issue of registration as a commodity pool operator ("CPO") from the staff of the Division of Market Participants of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC").

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Stablecoins And The GENIUS Act: How New Global Rules Are Reshaping Compliance

Stablecoins were supposed to be the "boring" part of crypto: digital dollars that just work. Yet for years they have lived in a regulatory no-man's-land, classified one day as securities...

Worldwide Technology

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Improving UK Transaction Reporting: FCA Consults On Streamlined Framework

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Guidance For Sovereigns, Private Bond Creditors And Multilaterals: IMF Maps Weaknesses In Today's Restructuring Architecture

United States Insolvency

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Baker Botts LLP

So You Want To Apply To Become A CFTC-Registered Designated Contract Market (DCM)? Here's What You Should Know

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 44

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Senate Speaks On Crypto Market Structure: The Agriculture Committee's Bipartisan Discussion Draft

United States Technology

CG

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

CFTC's Tokenized Collateral Initiative: A Pivotal Step In Derivatives Modernization

United States Finance

C

Caldwell

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – October 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

US Senate Agriculture Committee Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Draft

United States Technology

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McMillan LLP

Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Bipartisan Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft

United States Finance

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

US Senate Banking Committee Unveils Digital Asset Market Structure Draft

United States Finance

ML

McMillan LLP

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Senate Finance Committee Takes Up Taxation Of Digital Assets

On 1 October the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) held a hearing to consider the tax treatment of digital assets, "Examining the Taxation of Digital Assets."

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Derivatives For REITs: Managing Risks And Rewards

In the modern age, public REITs use derivative instruments to manage risk, raise capital and manage their sources and uses of capital based on future commitments.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

During President Trump's recent trip to Asia, the United States signed "Frameworks" with Japan and Australia...

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

SGX RegCo Issues Its Response On Its Proposals For A More Disclosure Based Regime

With effect from October 29, 2025, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has put into place measures in response to comments on its consultation paper on "A Shift to a More Disclosure-Based Regime" (issued on May 15, 2025) (Response).

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Are You Using 'Finfluencers': Practical Guidance For CFTC-Registered Derivatives Intermediaries And Exchanges

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

FinCEN Releases Data Showing $9 Billion In Iranian Shadow Banking Activity

United States Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

EU-U.S. Asset Management Insights, Live From Luxembourg (Podcast)

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Compliance In Leveraged ETF Sales Practices

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Long & Winding Road: New CFTC Chair

United States Finance

FL

Foley & Lardner

Dark Patterns Leading To The Dark Forest – The Next Frontier Of Crypto Enforcement?

United States Technology

CG

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

NFA Repeals NFA Interpretive Notice 9073 And Amends NFA Compliance Rule 2-51

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Revisiting Public Disclosure Frequency: SEC Considers Semi-Annual Reporting Regime

United States Commercial

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE): A New Opportunity For Canadian Issuers

United States Commercial

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Dark Patterns Leading To The Dark Forest – The Next Frontier Of Crypto Enforcement?

Over the past several months, there has been a sea change in terms of the regulatory approach to blockchain and digital assets in the United States.

United States Technology

CG

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

NFA Repeals NFA Interpretive Notice 9073 And Amends NFA Compliance Rule 2-51

NFA members may now remove the standardized legends in their offering and marketing materials required by NFA Interpretive Notice 9073 which stated the limits of NFA regulatory...

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Revisiting Public Disclosure Frequency: SEC Considers Semi-Annual Reporting Regime

During a September 19, 2025 interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins discussed a proposal to give U.S. public companies...

United States Commercial

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE): A New Opportunity For Canadian Issuers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval of the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE or the Exchange) as the newest national securities exchange marks a significant development in the U.S. capital markets.

United States Commercial

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Bipartisan AG Coalition Secures Shiny Win In Precious Metals Fraud Case

United States Finance

CO

Cozen O'Connor

What Happens In Nevada … May Impact Prediction Markets And Sports Gambling Across The U.S.

The sports-prediction market landscape just shifted. Nevada District Court Judge Andrew Gordon's newly released opinion denied Crypto.com's motion for a preliminary injunction against Nevada regulatory oversight for its prediction market product.

United States Media & IT

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

If It's Broken, Please Fix It: The CFTC Proposes To Resolve Compliance Challenges For Swap Dealers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") proposed targeted amendments ("Proposal") to its business conduct and documentation requirements for swap dealers ("SDs") on September 24.

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) Approved As Newest National Securities Exchange

On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the application of the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE)...

United States Commercial

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Regulating Crypto-linked Exchange-traded Products (Podcast)

The speakers analyze the regulatory landscape in the U.S., UK, as well as in France and the wider EU market...

United States Technology

AO

A&O Shearman

CFTC Settles First Compliance-Related Charges With Swap Dealers, Futures Commission Merchants, And Intermediaries Under Acting Chairman Pham

United States Finance

SJ

Steptoe LLP

From Enforcement To Empowerment: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Charts A New Regulatory Approach For Digital Assets

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Approves Texas Stock Exchange Registration, Marking A Milestone For National Exchanges In Texas

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Crypto And Commodity-Based ETPs Poised To Boom Following SEC's Approval Of Generic Listing Standards

United States Technology

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Texas Stock Exchange Obtains SEC Approval

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

CFTC Acting Chairman Pham Outlines A Technology‑Neutral Approach To Digital Assets And Agency Modernization

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Breaking Barriers: SEC-CFTC Host Historic Harmonization Roundtable

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Generic Listing Standards For Crypto And Commodity ETPs: What It Means And What's Next

United States Technology

D

Dechert

Blockchain And Digital Assets: September 2025 Trends

Worldwide Technology

C

Caldwell

CFTC Launches Tokenized Collateral And Stablecoins Initiative

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - September 2025

United States Finance

DP

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Trump Says Lisa D. Cook Was Properly Removed From Fed For Misconduct

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

UK Financial Insights From Katten | Issue 26

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bringing Alternative Assets To Retirement Accounts: Four Steps The Administration Should Prioritize

United States Finance

DP

Davis Polk & Wardwell

CFTC Joins Regulatory Push For Tokenized Collateral

United States Finance

D

Dechert

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Gowling WLG

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Mayer Brown

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