10/21/2025 1:06:30 PM FCA Consults on Fund Tokenisation and Direct Dealing By Christopher Collins Ryan Hansen Thomas Laurer Neil Robson Edward Tran Ciara McBrien Eleanor Bines James Wells +5 more... Show less On 14 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/28) setting out proposals to advance fund...
10/13/2025 2:26:25 PM From Enforcement to Empowerment: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Charts a New Regulatory Approach for Digital Assets By Carl Kennedy Michael Didiuk Alex Kim Nicholas Gervasi +1 more... Show less Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins promoted a forward-looking regulatory agenda centered on innovation,...
10/8/2025 6:16:55 PM CFTC Acting Chairman Pham Outlines a Technology‑Neutral Approach to Digital Assets and Agency Modernization By Carl Kennedy Alex Kim At the Futures and Derivatives Law Report Digital Asset Leadership Summit, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman...
9/4/2025 4:16:38 PM CFTC-SEC Joint Statement Signals Accelerated Path to US Spot Crypto Trading By Dan Davis Alex Kim Michael Didiuk The CFTC-SEC Joint Staff Statement on “Project Crypto–Crypto Sprint” (Joint Statement) lands in the middle of an already-active policy...
8/18/2025 5:42:56 PM Key Developments and Industry Insights From Katten’s Crypto in Focus Webinar (Part 1) By Dan Davis Susan Light Michael Didiuk Alex Kim +1 more... Show less Katten and CRC-Oyster teamed up to launch a three-part webinar series on “Crypto in Focus: Regulation, Risk and the Road Ahead.” Part...
8/15/2025 8:58:36 PM Place Your Bets: US District Courts are Split on Whether the Commodity Exchange Act Preempts State Gaming Laws with Respect to Sports Event Contracts By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Robert Bourret +1 more... Show less Derivatives exchange and prediction market KalshiEX LLC (Kalshi) was handed a litigation setback in defending its sports event contract...
8/6/2025 8:14:44 PM Liquid Staking Clears the Howey Hurdle By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Alex Kim The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement expressing its views that certain...
8/5/2025 1:47:25 PM CFTC Launches Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched its Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative, which aims to establish a...
8/1/2025 4:12:25 PM White House Charts New Course for Digital Asset Policy By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Alex Kim The White House released its comprehensive Digital Asset Policy Report (Report), fulfilling a mandate from Executive Order 14178 signed...
7/18/2025 7:40:20 PM GENIUS Act Update: Historic Stablecoin Legislation Heads to President’s Desk By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Christina Grigorian Alex Kim +1 more... Show less After the Senate passed the GENIUS Act last month, the House of Representatives has now passed the GENIUS Act by a vote of 308-122,...
6/20/2025 2:57:52 PM Senate Passes GENIUS Act: Landmark Federal Stablecoin Bill Advances to House By Dan Davis Christina Grigorian Alex Kim Michael Didiuk +1 more... Show less The US Senate has passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) by a vote of 68-30, a...
6/16/2025 3:01:26 PM FCA Consults on Proposals for Stablecoin Issuance and Cryptoasset Custody By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) recently published two consultations: CP25/14 on stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody...
6/2/2025 1:32:14 PM SEC Staff Green Lights Various Staking Activities By Dan Davis Alex Kim The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released a statement articulating its position that...
5/22/2025 3:02:56 PM Regulatory Clarity and Practical Challenges: Unpacking CFTC Letters 25-09 and 25-10 By Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Derivatives market participants continue to process the implications of two significant interpretive letters issued by the Commodity...
5/16/2025 7:40:41 PM SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets Issues New FAQ Guidance on Broker-Dealer Custody and Net Capital Treatment of Cryptoassets By Dan Davis Susan Light Wayne Aaron James Brady Alex Kim +2 more... Show less The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step toward permitting broker-dealers to custody digital assets and...
5/5/2025 2:42:50 PM UK Cryptoassets: Draft Legislation and FCA Discussion Paper Published By Christopher Collins Neil Robson Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 29 April, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the publication by HM Treasury of near-final legislation to bring cryptoassets within...