Regulatory Updates
UK FCA Marks Operational Resilience Deadline: Regulated Firms Must Now Embed Resilience as a Strategic Imperative
On 15 April 2025, Suman Ziaullah, Head of Technology, Resilience and Cyber at the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA), offered a...
MIAX Sapphire Advances Rule Change with US SEC to Launch Options on VanEck Spot Bitcoin ETF
On 15 April 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (File No. SR-SAPPHIRE-2025-18)...
Christina Choi’s Speech at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025: HK SFC’s Strategic Commitment to Web3 Ecosystem
On 7 April 2025, Ms. Christina Choi, Executive Director of Investment Products at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC),...
US SEC Commissioner Raises Investor Protection Concerns at Crypto Trading Roundtable
On 11 April 2025, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw delivered remarks at the second...
US SEC Issues Disclosure Guidance for Crypto Asset Offerings and Registrations
On 10 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), through its Division of Corporation Finance, published a detailed...
US SEC Disclosure Guidance Signals Shift Towards Clarity in Crypto Asset Offerings
On 10 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) took a significant step towards regulatory transparency with the...
Commissioner Crenshaw Warns Against Misleading Stablecoin Classification: Legal, Financial and Systemic Risks Overlooked in US SEC Divison’s Staff Statement
On 04 April 2025, Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a pointed critique...
US SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Interpretive Statement on the Regulatory Classification of Certain Stablecoins
On 04 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) through its Division of Corporation Finance released a statement on...
Rahul Varma Appointed Acting Director of US CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight
On 02 April 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) announced the appointment of Rahul Varma as the Acting Director...
US SEC Publishes Texas Stock Exchange Application for National Securities Exchange Status
On 4 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice notifying the receipt and commencing the review of...
US SEC notifies the Agenda for Roundtable on Tailoring Crypto Trading Regulation on 11 April 2025
On 7 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced the agenda and confirmed panelists for the upcoming...
US CFTC DMO & DCO Withdraws its 2018 Advisory with Respect to Virtual Currency Derivative Product Listings
On 28 March 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) announced that US CFTC Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and US...