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

As any founder knows, operating in the blockchain space requires navigating a myriad of regulatory regimes. While every product and ... Read More

A flurry of recent activity has reinforced the SEC’s commitment to regulate crypto assets, including trading systems that trade crypto ... Read More

Venture investments in blockchain companies are often similar to investments in traditional, high-growth technology startups. However, there are a few ... Read More

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

Japanese: 協同組合――デジタル・ネットワークのオーナーシップのモデル Chinese: 合作社：数字经济的新所有权模式 Turbulence in crypto and blockchain has shed light on a question that has received increasing attention: ... Read More

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

What Happened The Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a sample letter on December ... Read More

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations are now all but final and may take effect this year. MiCA will ... Read More

Federal Reserve Requires Banks to Provide Notice Regarding Crypto-Asset-Related Activities The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced a significant shift requiring ... Read More

Two recent guilty pleas involving a cryptocurrency exchange serve as a reminder to all money services businesses (“MSBs”)—including those ostensibly ... Read More

What to look out for in the proposed new Chapter 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) The world of ... Read More