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SEC has the authority to govern securities, which has been defined to include, among other things investment contracts. a form of a digital asset is a note, investment contract or other type of security, it would be subject to SEC oversight and applicable securities laws.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently entered into a consent order with the first federally-chartered digital asset bank.

On March 25, 2022, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) officially released its Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statements of Policy Regarding Bank Merger Transactions (current RFI).

In sports, the rules of the game allow for consistent guidance in the face of ambiguity on a given call, as well as allow for comparison across teams

In sports, the rules of the game allow for consistent guidance in the face of ambiguity on a given call, as well as allow for comparison across teams, leagues, seasons, and years. SEC...

On June 29, 2021, a major cryptocurrency exchange (the “Crypto Exchange”) announced a new program called “Lend” in which it proposed offering customers a 4% interest rate on...

In March 2021, White & Case published a client alert entitled "How SPACs Can Manage the Risks of White Collar Scrutiny." The article discussed the surge in interest and publicity...

On February 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a first-of-its kind enforcement action against BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi)

I.  Introduction - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) continues along its cautious course of allowing fintech and digital asset firms into the...

The SEC’s reliance on a nebulous US Supreme Court decision raises important questions for the future of decentralized finance. Reves v. Ernst & Young,[1] a 30-year-old...