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Welcome to Goodwin's Digital Currency & Blockchain Quarterly Litigation Update, where our global team of specialists share highlights and key litigation and enforcement updates that are shaping the industry.

June 13 was the deadline for comments on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to amend the definition of an exchange.

Recently, the SEC published a proposed new regulation (the “Proposed Rule”) to amend the definition of an “exchange” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act. Any person whose...

Cryptocurrency is no longer on the fringe of the financial services industry. With over $1 trillion in market cap, star-studded Super Bowl ads, and an endless supply of frontpage headlines...

Our Blockchain & Digital Assets Team offers a snapshot sample of significant recent developments by a panoply of federal agencies and departments that represent the expanding array of...

The proposal would require certain systems and platforms currently not subject to any registration requirements to register as broker-dealers and ATSs. On January 26,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to amend Rule 3b-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand the definition of “exchange” in a way that could be an...

After having adapted over and over again to the constant changes of the past year, UM now has to update and enforce a new statewide mandate — but it isn’t related to the pandemic we are only just beginning to reach the other side of. Nope. The Montana Legislature’s new big project? The next thing MUS campuses need to devote time and funding to? Permitting firearms on Montana college campuses.    Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102, which will permit open and concealed...