Regulatory Updates
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...
US CFTC Confirms Cross-Border Regulatory Interpretations for Foreign Proprietary Trading Firm
On 21 May 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC), through its Market Participants Division and Division of Market...
US SEC and FINRA Withdraw 2019 Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities, Signalling Policy Shift in Crypto Oversight
On 15 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), through its Division of Trading and Markets, together with the Office...
Bitcoin Breaks $111K Barrier Amid Regulatory Shifts and Institutional Inflows
On 22 May 2025, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high, surpassing US $111,000, driven by a confluence of favorable regulatory developments and...
US SEC Charges Unicoin and Top Executives in $100 Million Crypto Asset Fraud: Misleading Claims, Inflated Sales Figures, and Unregistered Offerings of Asset Backed Tokens
On 20 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) filed a Complaint No. 1:25-cv-04245 demanding jury trial before the...
Hong Kong Government Enacts Stablecoins Ordinance: Launches Licensing Regime to Regulate Fiat-Referenced Issuers and Regulate Digital Asset Ecosystem
On 21 May 2025, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region welcomed the passage of the Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill by the Hong...