Deric M. Behar
Latham & Watkins LLP
Articles
ESG and Cryptocurrency: Considerations for Market Participants
China, European Union, Global, USA - April 12 2021 For market participants pivoting toward ESG and digital assets, weighing the issues at the crossroads of these two megatrends is critical. The huge…
Paul A. Davies, Stuart Davis, Simon Hawkins, Nicola Higgs, Yvette D Valdez, Thomas Vogel, Stephen P. Wink
2021 Digital Asset Regulatory Lookback (US Edition)
USA - January 24 2022 Popular and institutional interest in digital assets, decentralized applications, NFTs, and blockchain technology skyrocketed, and regulators sprinted…
Todd Beauchamp, Adam Bruce Fovent, Yvette D Valdez, Stephen P. Wink, Adam Zuckerman
A Path Forward for Open Banking
European Union, United Kingdom, USA - August 21 2020 As third-party access to consumer financial data expands, regulators balance innovation, customer choice, and data protection…
El Salvador Christens Bitcoin as Legal Tender
El Salvador, USA - June 24 2021 A sovereign nation's decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender raises interesting questions - and legal ramifications. On June 8, 2021, El…
Adam Bruce Fovent, Elena Romanova, Lawrence Safran, Yvette D Valdez, Eric S. Volkman, Stephen P. Wink
A VCOIN for Your Thoughts: Ethereum-Based Token Wins SEC No-Action Relief
USA - December 2 2020 The no-action letter is the first to expressly permit token transfer off-platform to non-users and conversion to Fiat currency by token holders…
