Adam Bruce Fovent
Latham & Watkins LLP
Articles
White House Issues Digital Asset Framework
OECD, USA - September 30 2022 On September 16, 2022, the White House published a Fact Sheet described as the first-ever “Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of…
Alan W Avery, Deric M. Behar, Arthur S. Long, Pia Naib, Yvette D Valdez, Stephen P. Wink, Douglas K. Yatter
Legal Implications of the Ethereum Merge and Potential Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork
Global - August 25 2022 Ethereum’s transition to proof of stake presents opportunities and pitfalls for certain digital assets and tokens built on the network. After years of…
Jenny Cieplak, Ghaith Mahmood, Justin Tzeng, Yvette D Valdez, Stephen P. Wink
CFTC Mandates Clearing for Interest Rate Swaps on IBOR Alternatives
USA - August 25 2022 A new rule removes the requirement to clear IBOR-based swaps and extends mandatory clearing to swaps on IBOR alternatives.…
Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act Seeks to Empower CFTC
USA - August 15 2022 The latest bipartisan crypto bill would give the CFTC new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities, with a focus on market integrity and…
Responsible Financial Innovation Act Offers Clarity, Safeguards for Digital Assets — CFTC and Commodities
USA - June 29 2022 Title IV of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act ( RFIA) is arguably the keystone of the proposed regulatory framework and would make various…
