Crypto Toolkit

Practical Law Toolkit w-034-5323 (Approx. 60 pages)

Crypto Toolkit

by Practical Law Finance

Practical Law Resources on Crypto and Digital Assets

Toolkits, Trackers, and Navigational Materials

Overview Materials

Regulatory Materials

Crypto Bankruptcy Materials

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Tokenization

Employee Benefits and Trusts & Estates Materials

Other Crypto-Related Materials

Practice Point: Flash Loans
Practice Note, Cryptocurrency Mining in the Oilfield
Practice Note, Development of the Digital Rupee ₹ (India): Overview
Article, Security Interests: Bitcoins and Other Cryptocurrency Assets (November 6, 2022)
Expert Q&A on Why New York Should Enact the 2022 UCC Amendments (April, 3, 2023)
Expert Q&A on Cryptocurrency Compensation (November 10, 2022)
Video, Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets: Terminology and Regulation (June 17, 2022)
Article, Proposed UCC Amendments Relating to Emerging Technology (May 24, 2022)
Article, Overview of Proposed Coinbase US Crypto Regulatory Framework (January 26, 2022)
Video, Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets: Horizon Scanning (December 10, 2021)
Expert Q&A on Cryptocurrency and Retirement Plans (September 13, 2021)
Article, BakerHostetler: Telegram - Deconstructing One of the Biggest Blockchain Cases of 2020 (July 8, 2021)
Article, Blockchain and Custody of Digital Assets (January 22, 2020)
Article, Digitized Securities and the Promise of Automated Compliance (November 12, 2019)
Expert Q&A on Blockchain and Bitcoin Issues Impacting Credit Agreements (October 30, 2019)
Blockchain Cash Issuer Q&A with R3 Legal Center of Excellence (December 27, 2018)

Practical Law Legal Updates on Crypto and Digital Assets

Legal Update	Date Published
SEC Push to Regulate NFTs Continues with OpenSea Wells Notice	9/5/2024
CFTC Settles With Uniswap Labs for Offering Illegal Digital Asset Derivatives Trading	9/5/2024
World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Publishes Crypto-Asset Custody Blueprint	9/4/2024
GMRA 2011 and GMSLA 2010 Digital Assets Annex Published	8/20/2024
FTX Ordered to Pay Largest Ever CFTC Recovery of $12.7 Billion	8/14/2024
Federal Court Finds Ether Is a Commodity in CFTC Fraud Case	7/22/2024
BCBS Finalizes Disclosure Framework for Banks Cryptoasset Exposures and Targeted Amendments to Cryptoasset Standard	7/17/2024
Crypto Platform Abra Reaches Settlement with 25 State Financial Regulators	7/17/2024
GLEIF and Global Digital Finance Announce Partnership to Support Development of Standards for Digital Assets Industry	7/16/2024
SEC v. Binance: Court Decides Majority of Claims Can Proceed but Expresses Skepticism on SEC’s Application of US Securities Laws to Crypto	7/10/2024
Federal Court Finds Draftkings NFTs May Be Securities	7/10/2024
FATF Publishes Targeted Update on Implementation of Standards on Virtual Assets and VASPs: July 2024	7/10/2024
IRS Releases Final Regulations on Broker Reporting for Digital Asset Transactions	7/1/2024
President Biden Vetoes Legislation Rescinding SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121) on Crypto Custody	6/11/2024
NYDFS Issues Guidance to Virtual Currency Entities (VCEs) Regarding Customer Service Requests and Complaints	6/5/2024
SEC Issues Omnibus Order Approving Spot Ether Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)	5/29/2024
NYAG Reaches $2 Billion Settlement with Bankrupt Crypto Firm Genesis Global Capital in Connection with Gemini Earn Crypto Investment Program	5/24/2024
US House of Representatives Passes FIT21 Major Crypto Legislation	5/24/2024
CFTC Issues Order Against Offshore Crypto Firm Falcon Labs for Providing US Customers Access to Digital Asset Derivatives Trading Platforms	5/14/2024
BCBS Issues Update on Basel III Implementation and Cryptoasset Standard	5/14/2024
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create US Stablecoin Regulatory Framework	4/27/2024
SEC Seeks Public Comment On Spot Ether Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Applications	4/10/2024
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Joins BIS Project Agora to Explore Tokenization of Cross-Border Payments	4/10/2024
Wyoming Grants Legal Status to DAOs with DUNA Law	4/2/2024
FATF Publishes Table on Implementation of Recommendation on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers	3/28/2024
CFTC Charges Crypto Platform KuCoin with Operating Illegal Digital Asset Derivatives Exchange and DOJ Files BSA/AML Charges	3/27/2024
SEC Settles Charges Against ShapeShift AG for Failure to Register as Dealer of Crypto-Asset Securities	3/13/2024
CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations on Digital Assets	3/13/2024
NYDFS Secures Commitment from Gemini to Return $1.1 Billion to Earn Program Customers	3/6/2024
LEJILEX v. SEC: Crypto Trading Platform Sues SEC for Wrongly Asserting Jurisdiction over Crypto Industry	2/26/2024
NYAG Files Amended Complaint in Connection with Gemini Earn Crypto Investment Program	2/14/2024
SEC Adopts Amendments to Form PF to Enhance Private Fund Reporting	2/9/2024
SEC Adopts Rules to Expand Definitions of Dealer and Government Securities Dealer	2/7/2024
IRS and Treasury Announce Delay in Digital Asset Reporting	1/24/2024
FDIC Issues Additional Cease-and-Desist Letters Regarding Misrepresentations on Crypto Deposit Insurance	1/24/2024
NYDFS Enters into Consent Order with Genesis Global Trading for Virtual Currency and Cybersecurity Violations	1/18/2024
CFTC Issues DeFi Report	1/16/2024
SEC Approves Eleven Spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)	1/11/2024
SEC v. Terraform Labs: SDNY Holds UST and Certain Other Crypto Assets Are Securities	1/3/2024
ISDA® Publishes Tokenized Collateral Model Provisions	1/3/2024
Standard & Poors Releases Stablecoin Stability Assessment	1/3/2024
SEC Settles Charges Against BarnBridge DAO for Unregistered Offer and Sale of Structured Finance Crypto Product	12/28/2023
Bitnomial Crypto Derivatives Exchange Receives CFTC Approval for First Vertically Integrated Market Structure	12/20/2023
FASB Publishes Accounting Standards Update on Crypto Assets	12/20/2023
IOSCO Finalizes Policy Recommendations for DeFi	12/19/2023
BCBS Consults on Amendments to Standard on Prudential Treatment of Bank Cryptoasset Exposures	12/14/2023
Crypto Trading Platform KuCoin Settles with NYAG for Registration Failures	12/13/2023
What's Trending - Bitcoin: Don't Call It a Comeback	12/8/2023
SEC Charges Crypto Trading Platform Kraken with Exchange Act Violations	11/29/2023
Federal Agencies Settle Charges Against Crypto Exchange Binance	11/28/2023
NYDFS Issues Final Guidance on Listing and Delisting of Virtual Currencies	11/20/2023
IOSCO Issues Final Report on Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets	11/16/2023
California Enacts Digital Financial Asset Regulatory Framework	11/1/2023
CPMI Issues Report on Use of Stablecoin Arrangements in Cross-Border Payments	10/31/2023
FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance Transparency in Virtual Currency Mixing	10/26/2023
FTC and CFTC Take Action Against Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital	10/25/2023
BCBS Consults on Bank Disclosure of Cryptoasset Exposures	10/17/2023
FinCEN Issues Alert to Financial Institutions on 'Pig Butchering' Scams	10/17/2023
Van Loon v. US Department of the Treasury: District Court Upholds OFAC Designation of Tornado Cash as Blocked Foreign Person	10/4/2023
NYDFS Issues Updated Guidance on Listing and Delisting of Virtual Currencies	9/27/2023
California Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments	9/26/2023
SEC Settles Charges Against Stoner Cats, LLC for Unregistered Offering of NFTs	9/20/2023
FSB and IMF Publish Roadmap for Global Cryptoasset Regulation	9/19/2023
Claims Against Developers of Decentralized Exchange Dismissed as CFTC Takes Action Against Other DeFi Platforms	9/15/2023
CFTC Action Against Unregistered Crypto Pool Operator Prompts Call for National Financial Fraud Registry	9/14/2023
IOSCO Publishes Global Policy Recommendations for DeFi	9/7/2023
Grayscale Investments, LLC v. SEC: Court Finds Denial of Spot Bitcoin ETF Arbitrary and Capricious	8/31/2023
SEC Settles Charges in First NFT Crypto-Asset Securities Enforcement Action	8/30/2023
Yuille v. Uphold HQ Inc.: SDNY Concludes EFTA Not Applicable to Digital Asset Accounts Established Primarily for Investment Purposes	8/30/2023
IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Broker Reporting for Sales and Exchanges of Digital Assets	8/30/2023
Coinbase Receives Approval to Operate as Futures Commission Merchant (FCM)	8/23/2023
SEC Charges Crypto Trading Platform Bittrex with Violation of Securities Laws	8/18/2023

SEC v. Terraform Labs: SDNY Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss, Declines to Follow Ripple Labs Reasoning	8/17/2023
Federal Reserve Establishes Programs for Oversight of Bank Crypto and "Dollar Token" Activities	8/16/2023
US House Financial Services Committee Advances Crypto Bills	8/8/2023
FTC Spearheads Agency Action Against Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network	7/27/2023
SEC v. Ripple Labs: SDNY Holds Unregistered Sales of XRP Token Directly to Institutional Investors Violated US Securities Laws but Retail XRP Sales on Public Crypto Exchanges Did Not	7/18/2023
FSB Publishes Final Framework for Global Regulation of Cryptoasset Activities	7/17/2023
BIS Issues Report on Elements and Risks of Crypto Ecosystem	7/11/2023
Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications Re-Filed After SEC Notes Deficiencies	7/5/2023
Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski: Supreme Court Holds District Court Must Stay Proceedings Pending Interlocutory Appeals on Arbitrability	6/28/2023
FATF Publishes Update on Implementation of Its Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)	6/28/2023
Crypto Platform CoinEx Settles With NYAG for Registration Failures	6/22/2023
SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Ensure Binance.US Customer Assets Remain in US	6/22/2023
Treasury and IRS Release Current Guidance and Explanation of Revenue Proposals on Tax Treatment of Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency	6/21/2023
CFTC Granted Default Judgment Against Ooki DAO for CEA Violations	6/14/2023
CFTC Permits Cboe to Provide Clearing Services for Digital Asset Futures on Margined Basis	6/8/2023
SEC Charges Crypto Trading Platform Binance and Its CEO with Violation of US Securities Laws	6/7/2023
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Coinbase with Registration Failures	6/7/2023
New Jersey Joins Effort to Stop Unregistered AI-Crypto Offering	6/7/2023
SEC Settles Charges of Insider Trading on Coinbase Platform	6/7/2023
IOSCO Issues Consultation on Global Approach to Regulation of Crypto and Digital Assets	5/31/2023
NYAG Proposes Sweeping Crypto Framework	5/10/2023
Federal Prosecutors Secure First Ever Crypto Insider Trading Conviction in OpenSea NFT Case	5/8/2023
Updated: Coinbase Files Mandamus Action to Compel SEC to Write Crypto Regulations	5/5/2023
OFAC Settles with Digital Asset Platform Poloniex for Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs	5/4/2023
NYDFS Adopts BitLicense Assessment Fees	4/26/2023
SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Amendments to Rule 3b-16 to Address Crypto Platforms	4/18/2023
US Treasury Releases DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment	4/13/2023
OFAC Settles with Digital Asset Platform Uphold HQ for Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs	4/13/2023
Wyoming to Issue Stable Tokens Under Stable Token Act	4/12/2023
District Court Finds bZx DAO May Be General Partnership Under California Law	4/6/2023
NFA Proposes New Requirements for Members Engaged in Digital Asset Commodities	3/31/2023
NFA Proposes New Requirements for Members Engaged in Digital Asset Commodities	3/31/2023
Federal Reserve Board Denies Application of Crypto-Focused Bank to Join Federal Reserve System	3/31/2023
CFTC Charges Major Crypto Exchange Binance and Its CEO with Numerous Violations	3/30/2023
FDIC Announces First–Citizens Bank & Trust Company to Assume All Deposits and Loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, Excluding Crypto Assets	3/29/2023
SEC Charges Celebrities and Crypto Entities Affiliated with Justin Sun with Securities Laws Violations	3/28/2023
White House 2023 Economic Report Critiques Crypto Assets	3/28/2023
Coinbase Receives SEC Wells Notice for Crypto Products	3/27/2023
DOJ Files Charges Against Operator of ChipMixer for Laundering $3 Billion in Bitcoin	3/22/2023
New York Attorney General Takes Action Against Crypto Platform KuCoin	3/14/2023
SDNY Allows Lawsuit Alleging NBA Top Shot NFTs Are Securities to Proceed	3/10/2023
US Regulators Issue Second Joint Statement to Banking Organizations on Crypto-Asset Risks	2/28/2023
SEC Charges Terraform and Its CEO with Securities Fraud in Connection with Terra USD (UST) Stablecoin and Other Crypto Assets	2/22/2023
SEC Settles Charges Against Paul Pierce for Unlawful Touting of Crypto Assets	2/22/2023
SEC Proposes New Safeguarding Rule Under Advisers Act Including Crypto	2/16/2023
Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles SEC Charges Related to Staking Program	2/15/2023
NYDFS and SEC Take Action Against Paxos for Issuance of Binance Stablecoin	2/14/2023
Jury Finds MetaBirkin NFTs Infringe Hermès' Trademark Rights	2/9/2023
Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Coinbase for Sale of Unregistered Securities	2/8/2023
Updated: DOJ and SEC File First Crypto Insider Trading Actions	2/7/2023
Updated: CFTC Charges Ooki with Failure to Register as FCM, Finds Members Personally Liable for DAO's Debts	2/4/2023
FRB Statement Promotes a Level Playing Field for All Federally Supervised Banks and Clarifies Permissibility of Certain Crypto-Related Activities	2/2/2023
ISDA® Publishes Standard Definitions for Digital Asset Derivatives	1/27/2023
FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as Primary Money Laundering Concern in Connection with Illicit Russian Finance	1/26/2023
NYDFS Issues Guidance to Virtual Currency Custodians on Protection of Customer Funds	1/24/2023
SEC Charges Crypto Firms Genesis and Gemini with Unregistered Securities Offering for Crypto Lending Program	1/18/2023
House Committee Adds Crypto Subpanel and Non-Partisan Group Urges Senate to Pause Digital Commodities Bill After FTX Collapse	1/17/2023
NYDFS Settles with Coinbase for State BSA/AML Violations	1/11/2023
Goodwin Procter: Who Owns Digital Assets When a Cryptocurrency Platform Files Bankruptcy? The Terms of Use Answer the Question	1/4/2023
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks to Banking Organizations	1/4/2023
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Address Crypto Money Laundering	12/21/2022
NYDFS Issues Guidance on Bank Virtual Currency Activity	12/19/2022
BCBS Finalizes Standards on Prudential Treatment of Cryptoasset Exposures	12/16/2022
CFPB Denies Nexo Petition to Modify Civil Investigative Demand	12/15/2022
Senators Request Information Regarding Relationship Between Banking System and Crypto Firms in Wake of FTX Collapse	12/14/2022
DOJ and Federal Agencies File Charges Against Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried	12/13/2022
SEC Releases Sample Letter Regarding Recent Developments in Crypto Asset Markets	12/9/2022
SEC Seeks to Halt Registration of American CryptoFed DAO Token Offerings	12/1/2022
California DFPI Permits Crypto Exchange to Operate Without License Under State Money Transmission Act and Files Notices of Intent to Suspend Two Other Crypto Licenses	11/23/2022
CFPB Bulletin Analyzes Crypto-Asset Complaints	11/22/2022
Uniform Law Commission Posts 2022 UCC Amendments with Comments	11/22/2022
Updated: OFAC Issues FAQs Clarifying Sanctions Against Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash	11/18/2022
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Announces Project Cedar with US Banks Exploring DLT Settlement Platform and Collaboration with MAS on wCBDC	11/17/2022
FTX Affiliate Withdraws CFTC Application to Offer Disintermediated Retail Crypto Derivatives	11/15/2022
CFTC Annual Enforcement Report Highlights Digital Asset Actions	11/10/2022
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Issues Report on First Phase of US Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC)	11/9/2022
Federal Court Grants SEC Summary Judgment Against Video-Sharing Platform LBRY for Unregistered Crypto-Asset Securities	11/8/2022
BNY Mellon Becomes First Major US Bank to Offer Digital Asset Custody Services	10/20/2022
FSB Issus Proposed International Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets	10/13/2022
OFAC and FinCEN Settle Charges Against Virtual Currency Exchange Bittrex, Inc.	10/12/2022
SWIFT Reports: CBDCs and Tokenized Assets Can Integrate into International Financial Ecosystem	10/12/2022
SEC Settles Charges Against Kim Kardashian for Unlawful Touting of Crypto Assets	10/11/2022
FSOC Issues Report on Financial Stability Risks of Digital Assets	10/7/2022
Agreed Text of Proposed Regulation on Markets in Cryptoassets	10/5/2022
Agreed Text of Proposed EU Regulation on Information Accompanying Transfers of Funds and Certain Cryptoassets	10/5/2022
SEC Chair Gensler Encourages Crypto Intermediaries to Register, Supports CFTC Regulation of Non-Security Tokens	9/30/2022
State Regulators Pursue Nexo for Failure to Register Crypto Interest Account Program	2/8/2023
SEC Implies Authority Over Ethereum Network in Complaint Related to Sparkster Token Offering	9/27/2022
DOJ Announces Report on Law Enforcement in Digital Assets and Launches Nationwide Digital Asset Coordinator Network	9/22/2022
White House Issues Framework for Regulation of Digital Assets, Treasury Issues Crypto Reports and Request for Comment	9/20/2022
BCBS to Finalize Bank Cryptoasset Regulatory Framework by Year End	9/13/2022
SEC Announces New Office for Crypto Filings	9/12/2022
FDIC Issues Cease-and-Desist Letters Regarding Misrepresentations on Crypto Deposit Insurance	8/22/2022
NYDFS Enters into Consent Order with Robinhood Crypto for Violations of State BSA/AML Regulations	8/19/2022
FRB Adopts Final Master Account Access Guidelines for Federal Reserve Banks to Address Fintechs	8/19/2022
FRB Issues Guidance For Regulated Banking Organizations Engaging in Crypto-Asset Activities	8/17/2022
US Senators Ask OCC to Withdraw Crypto Interpretive Letters	8/17/2022
Updated: OFAC Issues Sanctions Against Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash	8/16/2022
SEC Proposes Amendments to Form PF to Enhance Private Fund Reporting	8/11/2022
Bipartisan Legislation Would Give CFTC Oversight of "Digital Commodity Platforms" and "Digital Commodity" Trading	8/8/2022
FDIC Issues Advisory to Insured Institutions and FDIC and FRB Issue Letter to Voyager Digital Regarding Misrepresentations on Deposit Insurance for Digital Assets	8/2/2022
States Begin to Adopt UCC Article 12 Covering Digital Assets	8/1/2022
CFTC Adds Crypto Entities to Registration Deficient List (RED List) and Creates Office of Technology Innovation (OTI) to Bolster Fintech Efforts	7/27/2022
Cryptocurrency Lenders File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection	7/10/2022
Global Standard-Setting Bodies Issue Releases Addressing International Crypto-Asset Issues	7/14/2022
CPMI and IOSCO Report on Application of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) to Stablecoin Arrangements	7/13/2022
Treasury Requests Public Comment on Digital Assets and Issues Framework for International Engagement	7/11/2022
Updated: Audet et al. v. Fraser: Federal Jury Finds Paycoin Not a Security Under Howey Test	7/11/2022
Agreement Reached on EU Proposal to Regulate Crypto Markets	7/1/2022
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP: Crypto Exchange Platforms Grapple with Consequence of Filing Bankruptcy	6/30/2022
FATF Publishes Targeted Update on Implementation of Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers: June 2022	6/30/2022
Digital Asset Platforms Binance and Gemini Face New Legal and Regulatory Challenges	6/22/2022
NYDFS Issues Regulatory Guidance on the Issuance of USD-Backed Stablecoins	6/13/2022
Bipartisan Crypto Legislation Introduced in Congress	6/9/2022
DC Court: OFAC Economic Sanctions Apply to Traceable Virtual Currency	6/7/2022
US Department of Commerce Seeks Comment on Development of Digital Asset Technologies Framework as Directed by Biden Executive Order	6/1/2022
California Executive Order Establishes State Regulatory Framework for Blockchain and Crypto-Related Assets	5/20/2022
Stablecoins Tether and TerraUSD Break Dollar Pegs Attracting Regulatory Scrutiny	5/18/2022
CFTC Takes Action Against BitMEX Founders	5/16/2022
OFAC Issues First Sanctions Against Virtual Currency Mixer	5/11/2022
SEC Charges Company for Failing to Disclose Impact of Cryptomining on Revenue Growth	5/10/2022
NYDFS Issues Guidance Encouraging Use of Blockchain Analytics by Crypto Firms	5/9/2022
SEC Expands Crypto Enforcement Staff	5/9/2022
US Senator Proposes Framework for Stablecoin Regulation	5/5/2022
OCC Enters into Consent Order with Anchorage Digital Bank for BSA/AML Violations	5/1/2022
FalconX Becomes First Registered Crypto Swap Dealer	4/26/2022
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Provides Narrow Interpretation of State Virtual Currency License Requirements	4/26/2022
FDIC Requests Information from FDIC-Supervised Institutions Engaged in Crypto-Related Activities	4/13/2022
SEC Staff Issues Release on Accounting and Disclosure for Parties Safeguarding Crypto Assets	4/11/2022
SDNY Dismisses Investor Action Against Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance	4/7/2022
SEC Proposes to Expand Definitions of Dealer and Government Securities Dealer	3/29/2022
Crypto Exchange FTX Files with CFTC to Offer Disintermediated Retail Crypto Derivatives	3/24/2022
Sheppard Mullin, Crypto and Russia Sanctions: A Primer and Survival Guide For Crypto Companies	3/17/2022
US Treasury Issues Releases Covering Russian Sanctions and Virtual Currency	3/17/2022
NYDFS Issues Guidance Highlighting Virtual Currency Considerations Related to Russia Sanctions	3/16/2022
Updated: SEC Takes Further Action on Bitcoin ETFs	3/15/2022
DOL Provides Guidance on Providing 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies	3/11/2022
President Biden Signs Comprehensive Executive Order on Digital Assets Including Exploration of US CBDC	3/9/2022
Sheppard Mullin: SEC Proposed Amendments Could Significantly Impact DeFi Companies	3/3/2022
Founders of Crypto Platform BitMEX Plead Guilty to BSA Violations; BitConnect Founder Indicted for Operating Ponzi Scheme	3/3/2022
Treasury Indicates Narrow Application of IRS Reporting for Digital Asset Transactions	3/2/2022
ISDA® Presses for Standardization of Digital Asset Derivatives	2/23/2022
FSB Issues Updated Assessment of Financial Stability Risks from Cryptoassets	2/16/2022
US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Holds Hearing on Stablecoin Regulation	2/15/2022
Chairman Benham Testifies Before Senate Committee on CFTC's Role in Digital Asset Regulation	2/15/2022
FSOC Annual Review Identifies Primary Risks to US Financial System	2/1/2022
SEC Re-Proposes Amendments to Regulations ATS and SCI to Cover US Treasuries Markets	1/27/2022
Federal Reserve Issues Report on Adoption of US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)	1/24/2022
US GAO Urges Virtual Currency Regulation to Counter Human Trafficking and Drug Cartels	1/20/2022
CFTC Fines Unregistered Smart Contracts Platform for Enabling Events-Based Binary Options Trading	1/13/2022
ISDA Issues Contractual Standards for Digital Asset Derivatives	12/14/2021
Senate Committee Chair Questions Stablecoin Issuers About Their Products	12/6/2021
American CryptoFed: SEC Halts Registration of Two Stable Tokens	12/1/2021
SEC Rejects VanEck Bitcoin ETF, Permits Valkyrie Launch	11/23/2021
NYAG Takes Action on Unregistered Crypto Lending Platforms	11/17/2021
Broker Reporting Rules for Digital Assets Enacted as Part of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	11/16/2021
OFAC Issues Guidance and Updated FAQs on Virtual Currency Sanctions Compliance and FinCEN Issues Updated Advisory on Ransomware	11/15/2021
OFAC Adds Russian-Based Crypto Exchange SUEX OTC and Related Parties to Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List Over Ransomware Attacks	11/15/2021
BCBS Issues Update on Prudential Treatment of Cryptoassets	11/9/2021
G7 Issues Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)	11/3/2021
President's Working Group on Financial Markets Issues Report Supporting Federal Regulation of Stablecoins and Urging Congressional Action	11/2/2021
FATF Publishes Updated Guidance on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers	10/28/2021
SEC Permits Launch of First Bitcoin ETF	10/20/2021
CFTC Settles Charges Against Stablecoin Issuer Tether and Related Crypto Platform Bitfinex for CFTC Violations	10/18/2021
BIS Issues Reports Providing Road Map for Interoperable Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) System	10/16/2021
DOJ Announces Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and Cyber-Fraud Initiative	10/14/2021
CFTC Files Charges Against Crypto Trading Platforms for Failing to Register as Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) and Making False Registration Claims	10/12/2021
CPMI-IOSCO Propose Joint Regulation of Systemic Stablecoin Arrangements	10/7/2021
CFTC Fines Crypto Exchange Kraken for Failing to Register as Futures Commission Merchant (FCM)	10/4/2021
SEC and NYAG Settle Charges Against Media Companies for Offering of Unregistered Digital Asset Securities and Common Stock	9/30/3021
SEC Further Delays Decision on VanEck Bitcoin ETF Listing	9/21/2021
New York Attorney General Obtains Judgment Against Crypto Trading App Coinseed	9/20/2021
Updated: Chief Legal Officer Indicates Coinbase Has Received Wells Notice From SEC Regarding Crypto Lending Program	9/14/2021
Updated: Wyoming Passes DAO Supplement Recognizing Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) as LLCs	9/13/2021
Updated: SEC Charges US Promoters in $2 Billion Unregistered BitConnect Offering, Settles 10b-5 and Other Charges Against Loci Inc.	9/7/2021
Senator Warren and SEC Chairman Gensler Exchange Correspondence Suggesting Focus on Regulation of Crypto Platforms	8/26/2021
What's Trending: US Regulators Target Digital Asset Platforms	8/13/2021
SEC Settles Charges Against DeFi Platform DMM for Unregistered Offerings of Digital Asset Securities	8/12/2021
CFTC and FinCEN Settle Charges Against Offshore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange BitMEX	8/12/2021
SEC Settles Charges Against Trading Platform Poloniex for Operating Unregistered Digital Asset Exchange	8/11/2021
SEC Settles Charges Against UK ICO-Listing Website Coinschedule for Unlawfully Touting Digital Asset Securities	7/19/2021
FINRA Extends Request for Firms to Report Activities Involving Digital Assets	7/9/2021
FATF Issues Second Report on Review of Revised AML and CTF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers	7/5/2021
Texas and Nebraska Take Action to Enable State Crypto Banking	6/17/2021
BCBS Publishes Consultation on Proposed Global Prudential Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets	6/17/2021
NFA Reminds Members of Ongoing Disclosure and Reporting Obligations Related to Virtual Currency	6/14/2021
US Treasury Department Announces IRS Cryptocurrency Reporting Requirements	5/26/2021
FDIC Issues RFI, Federal Regulators Signal Focus on Digital Assets	5/25/2021
What's Trending: Crypto Faces Strong Headwinds	5/20/2021
Blockchain Trading Platform Closes First SEC-Registered Digital Token IPO	5/11/2021
What's Trending: Who Let the "Doge" Out	5/5/2021
Current Developments in Digital Assets: April 28, 2021	4/28/2021
Anticipated Dogecoin "Doge Day" Spike Fails to Materialize	4/20/2021
Federal Reserve Publishes Note Detailing Preconditions for a General-Purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)	3/22/2021
FATF Consults on Updating Guidance on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers	3/22/2021
New York Attorney General Settles with Bitfinex and Tether for Crypto Violations, Brings Unregistered Token Action Against Coinseed	3/3/3021
SEC Division of Examination Issues Risk Alert on Digital Asset Securities	3/3/2021
OFAC Settles with Digital Currency Payment Processor BitPay for Violations of Sanctions Programs	2/24/2021
OCC Grants Conditional Approval for First National Cryptocurrency Trust Company	1/27/2021
Current Developments in Digital Assets: January 12, 2021	1/12/2021
OCC Clarifies Authority of Banks to Use Stablecoins to Conduct Payment Activities and Other Banking Functions	1/5/2021
SEC Issues Statement and Requests Comment on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities	1/4/2021
LabCFTC Issues Primer on Digital Assets	12/23/2020
FinCEN Proposes Regulatory Framework for Certain Convertible Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Transactions	12/22/2020
SEC Issues No-Action Relief from Registration Requirements for Ethereum-Based Digital Coin	12/5/2020
SEC Issues Statement on Wyoming No-Action Letter Regarding Custody of Digital Assets	12/1/2020
Current Developments in Digital Assets: November 12 2020	11/12/2020
FinCEN and Federal Reserve Board Issue Proposal Clarifying That BSA Regulations Apply to Virtual Currencies and Lowering Recordkeeping Thresholds	11/10/2020
DOJ Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework	10/22/2020
SEC v. Kik Interactive Inc.: US District Court Grants Summary Judgment to SEC Regarding Unregistered ICO	10/15/2020
FSB Finalizes High-Level Recommendations on Global Stablecoin Arrangements	10/13/2020
Central Bank Group Issues Report on Principles and Features of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)	10/12/2020
Offshore Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Charged With AML and BSA Violations	10/7/2020
SEC Issues No-Action Letter on Role of Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) in Settling Digital Asset Security Trades	10/1/2020
Current Developments in Digital Assets: October 1, 2020	10/1/2020
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief from SEF Reinstatement Requirements Under CFTC Regulation 37.3(d) Permitting Listing of Bitcoin Swap	9/26/2020
OCC Issues Interpretive Letter Clarifying Authority of Banks to Hold Reserves Backing Stablecoins	9/24/2020
FATF Identifies Red Flag Indicators of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Associated with Virtual Assets	9/14/2020
SEC Settles Charges Against Blockchain App Developer Plutus for Selling Unregistered Security-Based Swaps	8/20/2020
OCC Clarifies Authority of Banks to Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Services	7/30/2020
NYDFS Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency Self-Certification and Proposes Conditional BitLicense Framework	7/23/2020
FINRA Extends Notice Asking Firms to Report Activities Involving Digital Assets	7/14/2020
FATF Issues Report on "So-Called" Stablecoins	7/7/2020
FATF Issues Report on Review of Revised AML and CTF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers	7/7/2020
CFTC Issues Final Rule on Actual Delivery of Digital Assets	6/30/2020
What's Market: SEC Enforcement of Initial Coin Offerings	6/18/2020
NYDFS Issues Guidance to Virtual Currency Businesses and Requests Assurances Relating to Operational and Financial Risk Arising from COVID-19	4/8/2020
CFTC Issues Final Legal Interpretive Guidance on Actual Delivery for Digital Assets	4/2/2020
IOSCO Reports on Global Stablecoin Initiatives	3/23/2020
SEC Disapproves Proposal to List and Trade Bitcoin Shares on NYSE	3/5/2020
IOSCO Report Sets Out Key Considerations for Regulating Cryptoasset Trading Platforms	2/12/2020
SEC Commissioner Peirce Introduces Safe Harbor Plan for Digital Token Sales	2/11/2020
Central Bank Group Launched to Assess Cases for Central Bank Digital Currencies	1/21/2020
SEC Issues Investor Alert Regarding Initial Exchange Offers (IEOs) of Digital Assets	1/21/2020
NYDFS Proposes Framework to Expedite Adoption and Listing of New Virtual Currency Coins	12/12/2019
CPMI Issues Report on Wholesale Digital Tokens	12/12/2019
BCBS Releases Discussion Paper on Prudential Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets	12/12/2019
SEC and CFTC Charge Non-US Trading Platform with Selling Unregistered Security-Based Swaps and Failing to Register as Futures Commission Merchant	11/6/2019
IOSCO Issues Statement on Study of Emerging Global Stablecoin Initiatives	11/4/2019
IRS Issues New Virtual Currency Guidance and FAQs	10/17/2019
Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Regulatory Obligations Under US Banking Laws for Activities Involving Digital Assets	10/16/2019
NYDFS Authorizes First Gold-Backed Virtual Currency	9/11/2019
NYDFS Authorizes Bakkt Trust Company to Provide Bitcoin Custody Services	8/21/2019
Tucker et al. v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.: Cryptocurrencies Purchases Are Not Unambiguously Cash-Like Transactions	8/15/2019
SEC Grants No-Action Relief to Blockchain Company Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ) for Utility Token Issuance	8/1/2019
FINRA Asks Firms to Report Activities Involving Digital Assets	7/31/2019
SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities	7/11/2019
Updated FATF Standards Include Interpretative Note on Virtual Assets	7/4/2019
FATF Releases Recommendations for Global Cryptocurrency Regulation	6/27/2019
SEC Charges Kik Interactive Inc. with Conducting Unregistered ICO	6/6/2019
FSB Releases Report on Work Addressing Cryptoasset Risks	5/31/2019
IOSCO Consults on Regulating Cryptoasset Trading Platforms	5/28/2019
FinCEN Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency Compliance and Advisory on Red Flags	5/16/2019
SEC and CFTC Issue Joint Investor Alert Regarding Fraudulent Digital Asset Investment Scams	5/2/2019
NYDFS Rejects Application of Digital Asset Exchange Bittrex, Inc. for Virtual Currency License	4/15/2019
SEC Publishes Framework for "Investment Contract" Analysis of Digital Assets	4/4/2019
SEC Seeks Input on Impact of Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) on Compliance with Custody Rules for Investment Advisers	3/20/2019
BCBS Issues Statement on Cryptoassets	3/13/2019
BIS Releases Committees Report on Central Bank Digital Currencies	3/13/2019
SEC Chairman Confirms SEC Staff Analysis on ICOs and Digital Assets	3/12/2019
SEC Settles First Self-Reported Unregistered ICO (Gladius)	2/25/2019
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Ether and Ethereum Network	12/13/2018
Court Holds SEC Has Not Proven that a Pre-ICO Cryptocurrency Is a "Security"	12/4/2018
SEC Issues Statement on Digital Asset Securities Issuance and Trading	11/20/2018
EtherDelta: SEC Issues First-Ever Enforcement Action Against Digital Asset Trading Platform	11/14/2018
NYDFS Issues First Bitcoin ATM License	11/2/2018
CFTC v. My Big Coin Pay: Another Federal Court Sides with CFTC on Virtual Currency Oversight	10/3/2018
NYDFS Authorizes Two Stablecoins	9/26/2018
US v. Zaslavskiy: Court Finds that US Securities Laws May Apply to ICOs	9/20/2018
SEC Takes First-Ever Cryptocurrency Enforcement Action Against Digital Asset Fund Manager	9/13/2018
Updated: CFTC v. McDonnell, et al., Court Reaffirms CFTC Authority Over Virtual Currency Fraud	8/23/2018
Updated: NFA Interpretive Notice Requires Enhanced Virtual Currency Disclosures for CPOs, CTAs, FCMs, and IBs	8/23/2018
SEC Imposes Detailed Disclosure Requirements on Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs)	7/19/2018
CFTC Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency ICOs	7/19/2018
FSB Issues Report on Crypto-Asset Framework	7/16/2018
SEC Director, Division of Corporation Finance, Discusses ICOs and Digital Assets	6/14/2018
CFTC Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency Derivatives Contracts	5/24/2018
State Regulators Launch Sweep of ICOs and Cryptocurrencies	5/23/2018
Wyoming Amends Certain State Laws to Exempt Virtual Currency and Digital Tokens	3/22/2018
CFTC v. McDonnell, et al.: Federal Judge Rules Virtual Currency Is a Commodity Subject to CFTC Oversight	3/13/2018
SEC's Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets Issue Statement on Cryptocurrency Exchanges	3/8/2018
CFTC Issues Virtual Currency Warning	2/22/2018
NYDFS Issues Guidance to Help Prevent Fraud and Manipulation in Virtual-Currency Markets	2/15/2018
SEC and CFTC Express Concerns About Virtual Currency Regulation in Testimony Before Senate Banking Committee	2/8/2018
CFTC Announces Heightened Review of Bitcoin Futures Products	1/25/2018
SEC Chairman Warns Legal Advisors on ICOs	1/23/2018
NFA Issues Reporting Requirements for CPOs and CTAs that Trade Virtual Currency Products	1/11/2018
SEC and CFTC Issue Statements on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings	12/29/2017
CFTC Proposes Legal Interpretation of Actual Delivery Exception for Virtual Currency Regulation	12/19/2017
CFTC Announces Bitcoin Derivatives Self-Certification Process and New Bitcoin Contracts on Three Futures Exchanges	12/5/2017
LabCFTC Issues Primer on CFTC Regulation of Virtual Currencies	10/26/2017
SEC Issues DAO Report Concluding Virtual Assets May Be Securities	7/26/2017
SEC to Review Decision Denying Bitcoin ETF Listing	4/27/2017
New York Federal Court Rules Bitcoin Is Money	9/22/2016
FinCEN Issues Guidance on Virtual Currencies	3/25/2013

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