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5 Things to Know About Token Warrants

by Joseph Perkins, Andrew Wallach and Robert Moore
February.22.2023

Venture capital investors in blockchain companies often require formal rights to receive tokens or other digital assets created by those companies. ...

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New York Looks Like it Might Loosen Up on Its Virtual Currency Regulation

July.20.2020

On June 25, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published a “Conditional BitLicense” proposal for reforming its licensing ...

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In Case You Needed A Reminder – AML/CFT Regulations Apply to Transactions in Cryptocurrencies

November.08.2019

Earlier this month, the leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. Securities ...

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CFTC: Virtual Currency Creates Real Segregation Risks

November.09.2020

Virtual currency presents risks to futures commission merchants (FCMs) when deposited by futures customers or cleared swaps customers to margin ...

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CFPB Makes an Entrance: Crypto Products Targeted

by Melissa Baal Guidorizzi, Daniel Forester and Taylor Ranfos
January.27.2023

Ending doubts regarding its interest in the space, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has for the first time publicly acknowledged its ...

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English High Court Recognizes Cryptoassets to be a Form of Property: Considerations Following AA v Persons Unknown

by David O'Donovan
February.05.2020

On January 17, In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 2556 (Comm), the Commercial Court held that a cryptoasset such as Bitcoin is a form of property ...

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Reading the Blockchain Tea Leaves: Reconciling Telegram and Block.one

by Andrew Wallach
November.08.2019

The juxtaposition of two recent SEC enforcement actions against token issuers may shed some light on the regulator’s evolving regulatory framework. ...

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The SEC Gets its Kiks out of a Successful Application of the Howey Test

October.05.2020

In a closely-watched cryptocurrency case, on September 30, the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of the SEC in SEC v. Kik Interactive, ...

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California The Next Frontier in Digital Asset Regulation

by Kathryn Ryan, Samantha Goldberg-Seder and James Chou
October.06.2023

Update: Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 39, establishing the Digital Financial Assets Law on October 13, 2023. In signing, he called for more ...

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They Did It for the Gram: SEC and Telegram File Dueling Expert Reports

by Sunny Hwang
February.05.2020

The battle in federal court between the SEC and Telegram continues to progress at breakneck speed. The SEC commenced its action less than four months ...

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The FCA Reclassifies Cryptoassets, But Is It Moving Away From Its Technology Neutral Approach?

by Rebecca James
August.05.2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released final guidance on cryptoassets in a policy statement that includes feedback from their January ...

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The SEC Can’t Keep Kik-ing the Crypto Can

by Sunny Hwang
June.20.2019

The SEC’s Action On June 4, 2019, the SEC sued Kik Interactive Inc. (“Kik”), a privately held Canadian company, in the Southern District of New York, ...