18 Aug, 2021 Crypto Regulation in the Spotlight By A&O Shearman The U.S. regulatory landscape for crypto and digital assets is complex, and recent high-profile federal enforcement actions and a slew of...
17 Jun, 2021 Who’s in charge? An overview of U.S. digital asset regulation By A&O Shearman It is almost impossible to scan the news without seeing multiple headlines relating to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Perhaps...
02 Dec, 2020 CFTC Issues Advisory to Futures Commission Merchants on the Acceptance of Virtual Currencies By A&O Shearman The CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight recently issued a staff letter addressed to Futures Commission Merchants...
22 Oct, 2019 Distilling U.S. Regulatory Environment and Market Access Considerations for Growing FinTechs By A&O Shearman The rise of global FinTech has brought markets together and enabled cross-border business formation and innovation, but local regulations...
02 Jul, 2019 CFTC Approves LedgerX’s DCM Application By A&O Shearman Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved digital asset exchange LedgerX LLC’s application to be registered as...
28 Jun, 2019 CFTC Launches LabCFTC Accelerator and Announces Second Annual FinTech Forward Conference By A&O Shearman On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two new programs as part of its LabCFTC initiative. The...
19 Jun, 2019 Financial Services Regulation for FinTech Companies By A&O Shearman Partner Nathan Greene and Associate Justin Reda (both New York-Investment Funds) have published a two-part article in Law360 titled...
13 Mar, 2019 CFTC Chairman Maps Agency’s Approach to FinTech Regulation By A&O Shearman While speaking before the D.C. Blockchain Summit, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo last week...