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...
9/2/2025 3:05:36 PM Setting the Record Straight: CFTC Staff Reaffirm the Commission’s FBOT Framework, Providing Clarity to Non-US Exchanges By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone +2 more... Show less Amid “recent confusion and disruption regarding whether non-US exchanges should register [with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
9/1/2025 11:07:57 AM FCA Findings Following UK Review of Algorithmic Trading Controls By Neil Robson Sara Portillo The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published the findings of its latest multi-firm review (the Review), assessing ten...
8/27/2025 4:46:33 PM Just Over Two Weeks to Complete EDGAR Next Enrollment By Christian Hennion David Dickstein Adam Bolter Eli Krasnow Nicholas Gervasi Robert Bourret +3 more... Show less In 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “EDGAR Next,” which involved amendments intended to provide...
8/19/2025 3:36:40 PM ESAs Publish Guide on Oversight of Critical ICT Third-Party Service Providers under DORA By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) recently published a comprehensive guide (Guide) on the oversight of critical information and...
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...
8/13/2025 9:00:02 AM Recent Developments to UK EMIR Reporting Requirements By Carolyn Jackson Ciara McBrien The regulatory landscape for derivatives reporting in the United Kingdom continues to evolve, with the Bank of England (BoE) and the...
8/7/2025 4:08:39 PM FCA Opens UK Retail Access to Crypto Exchange Traded Notes By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 1 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a press release (the Press Release) announcing that UK retail consumers...
8/7/2025 4:02:37 PM Hitting the Snooze Button: CFTC Staff Issues Relief Intended to Reduce Burdens of Swap Data Notification Requirements By Carl Kennedy Staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued No-Action Relief Letter 25-25 on July...
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...
8/6/2025 6:02:09 PM A CAT-astrophic Funding Model? Court Sends SEC Back to the Drawing Board By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Eleventh Circuit) recently vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2023...
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...
8/4/2025 6:04:53 PM CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for SEFs on Order Book Obligations By Caron Song Carl Kennedy In a marked departure from its position since 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter 25-24 on July...
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...
7/30/2025 3:56:56 PM UK Ancillary Activities Exemption Proposals Published for Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published a consultation (Consultation) setting out its proposed approach to revising the...