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Bank Turmoil Brings Increased Risk of Litigation and Investigations

USA - March 16 2023 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues to assist clients and monitor developments in the financial markets arising from the liquidity challenges and…

Proposed SEC Custody Rules for Crypto Assets

USA - February 23 2023 On February 15, 2023, by a 4-1 vote, the SEC proposed new rules regarding an investment adviser’s obligation to custody assets. Unlike the existing…

First Ever Trial On NFT Trademark Infringement Finds Against The NFT Creator

USA - February 15 2023 On February 8, 2023, a jury in the Southern District of New York reached a verdict finding Mason Rothschild liable for trademark infringement of the…

FSOC Annual Report Discusses Digital Assets

USA - December 20 2022 On December 16, 2022, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) published its 2022 annual report. The report highlights a number of key…

CFPB Investigates Crypto Lender

USA - December 6 2022 On December 1, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) made public an administrative order denying Nexo Financial LLC’s (Nexo)…

New York Enacts Crypto Mining Moratorium

USA - November 29 2022 On November 22, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a two-year moratorium against granting permits to crypto mining operations that…

CFPB Publishes Bulletin Analyzing Crypto Complaints

USA - November 21 2022 On November 10, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced the publication of a “complaint bulletin” analyzing consumer…

FSOC Issues Digital Asset Report

USA - October 6 2022 On October 3, 2022, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC” or “Council”) released a report outlining the risks posed by digital assets to…

Treasury Releases Three Reports on Digital Assets

USA - September 20 2022 Following up on President Biden’s recent Executive Order on digital assets, the US Treasury Department recently announced the publication of three…

State Securities Regulators Oppose Federal Digital Asset Bill

USA - September 15 2022 In recent months, members of Congress have introduced a wide variety of bills seeking to create a new federal regulatory regime for digital assets…