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Senate Advances Market Structure Markup and Wyoming Launches FRNT Stable Token
USA - January 12 2026 The Senate Banking Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairs are targeting Jan. 15 for each committee to mark up their portion of digital…
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, November 25, 2025
European Union, United Kingdom, USA - November 25 2025 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Supervision Division announced changes to how it conducts exams…
NYDFS Puts Third-Party Service Providers Under Regulatory Spotlight
USA - November 4 2025 The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an industry letter titled “Guidance on Managing Risks Related to Third-Party Service…
What You Should Know About the CFTC, Part 3: Looking Forward
USA - November 3 2025 In Part 3 of this three-part series, we address the current outlook of the CFTC and how it may evolve given changes in leadership. In late October…
Congress Encourages Retirement Access to Alternative Assets, Treasury Launches Stablecoin Rulemaking and US-UK Taskforce Announced
USA - September 29 2025 Last week’s developments highlight continued momentum in digital asset and Financial Innovation policy across Congress and federal agencies. On…
What You Should Know About the CFTC, Part 1: The Regulatory Basics
USA - September 24 2025 In Part 1 of this three-part overview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), we take a look at the basics of CFTC Regulation…
German Federal Fiscal Court Questions Double RETT on Share Deals
Germany - August 21 2025 Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) has decided on the legitimacy of double assessment of real estate transfer tax in share deals. Tax authorities…
Update on Crypto Market Structure Legislation: Senate Banking Draft and CLARITY Act
USA - August 1 2025 The Senate Banking Committee, which has jurisdiction over the SEC, released its long-anticipated digital asset market structure legislation, titled…
ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses
United Kingdom - July 21 2025 The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s…
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
USA - May 28 2025 The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled “Corporate Debt Maturity and Business Cycle Fluctuations.”…
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