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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Akin Gump published a client alert on the Department of Justice announcing twin programs focusing on monitoring contractor cybersecurity, and combating cryptocurrency used for illicit purposes.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
In an International Monetary Fund ("IMF") blog post, IMF senior executives warned of the risks to financial stability from "cryptoization."
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made it clear: data privacy and cybersecurity are now a priority, and will be for years to come.
Klein Moynihan Turco LLP
NFTs (short for non-fungible tokens) represent a rapidly-growing industry in the online space. As evidence of this trend, sales of NFTs exceeded $2 billion in the first quarter of 2021 alone.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
CFTC fines crypto companies $42.5 million. Coinbase proposes regulatory framework for digital assets. MRAC subcommittee recommends LIBOR switch to SOFR for "non-linear" derivatives.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
OFAC highlighted that sanctioned persons are drawn to virtual currency, both to perpetrate malign activity and to evade U.S. sanctions.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
To "animate an open and constructive discussion" on the future of digital assets, Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad proposed a regulatory framework.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
The OCC outlined its bank supervision operating plan for fiscal year 2022.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Across the globe, concerns continue regarding cryptocurrencies and digital currency exchanges.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
The CFTC has sowed more confusion regarding the regulatory status of stablecoins under United States laws through its order of October 15, 2021 instituting and settling proceedings against four Tether entities.
Pryor Cashman LLP
Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has been openly criticizing the S.E.C. for threatening to sue Coinbase if it paid interest to customers on their cryptocurrency deposits.
Pryor Cashman LLP
Last month the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) imposed a fine on Kraken, one of the largest digital asset exchanges in the United States. The CFTC asserted that...
Foster Garvey
NIL continues to captivate headlines as athletes forge ahead with profit-churning ventures while still in school thanks to the NCAA's new rules.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Tokenization limits the exposure of sensitive information and makes digital transactions more secure.
Jenner & Block
Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common and, according to the NSA Director, areprojected to continue growing in prevalence.
Foley & Lardner
The CoinTelegraph.com reported that "The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, may soon approve an application from crypto-asset manager Valkyrie for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund...
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
The SEC's policy of drawing the line between securities and non-securities principally through enforcement actions forces innovators desiring to take advantage of decentralized blockchain technology...
Morrison & Foerster LLP
In a keynote address at the Global Investigations Review Connect: New York conference on October 5, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General John Carlin provided insights into future Department of Justice...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
The Department of Justice is aggressively scrutinizing participants in the cryptocurrency markets—including "financial institutions working with cryptocurrency"—to thwart the use of the technology as a vehicle for money laundering ...
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent order ("Consent Order") for a permanent injunction and $100 million fine...
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