Regulatory Updates
ASIC Seeks Clarification from Australian High Court on Crypto Products in Block Earner Case
On 21 May 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced it is seeking special leave from the High Court of Australia,...
US SEC Appoints Natalia Díez Riggin as Senior Advisor and Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) appointed Natalia Díez Riggin as the Senior Advisor and Director of...
US SEC Initiates Proceedings on WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions
On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to...
US SEC Opens Proceedings on VanEck Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions
On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to...
US SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw’s Dissenting Statement on Protocol Staking Challenges Division-Level Exemptions: A Legal Reality Check for Crypto Entities
On 29 May 2025, Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a dissenting statement...
US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce releases Statement titled “Providing Security is not a ‘Security’” in Support of US SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s Statement titled “Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities”
On 29 May 2025, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a public statement...
US SEC Extends Decision on Grayscale Avalanche Trust ETF Listing Under Nasdaq Rule 5711(d); Final Action Now Expected by 15 July 2025
On 28 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for US SEC Action...
US SEC Division of Corporation Finance Clarifies Regulatory Status of Crypto Protocol Staking Under US Federal Securities Laws
On 29 May 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued an interpretive...
US SEC Extends Deadline on Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund: Compliance Stakes for Framework for Commodity- and Digital Asset-Based Investment Interests till 31 July 2025
On 28 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a Notice of Designation of Longer Period for further action...
US SEC publishes Order Instituting Proceedings on Grayscale Ethereum Trusts’ Staking Proposal: Regulatory stance on ETF Integration of PoS Mechanics
On 28 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an order instituting proceedings to determine whether to...
US SEC to Host Public Roundtable on DeFi Regulation and Innovation Titled: “DeFi and the American Spirit” on 9 June 2025
On 28 May 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), through its Crypto Task Force, announced the full agenda and panelist list for...
US CFTC Issues Advisory Urging Stronger Market Volatility Controls by Exchanges and Clearing Houses
On 22 May 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) released a CFTC Staff Advisory No. 25-15, reminding Designated...