Regulatory Updates
US SEC and Ripple Labs Agree on Conditional Resolution of Longstanding Enforcement Dispute Parties Seek Indicative Ruling to Finalise Settlement over Unregistered XRP Sales
On 8 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) filed a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Securities and Exchange...
Hong Kong SFC Hosts High-Level Regulatory Dialogue with Lao Securities Commission and Lao Securities Exchange on Capital Market Strategy
On 20 May 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (HK SFC) hosted a senior-level delegation from the Lao People’s Democratic...
Hong Kong SFC and Abu Dhabi’s ADGM FSRA Sign MoU to Strengthen Cross-Border Supervision of Investment Managers and Collective Investment Schemes
On 15 May 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (HK SFC) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi...
Hong Kong SFC and Ontario Securities Commission Sign Landmark MoU to Boost Cross-Border Fund Supervision and Investment Management
On 13 May 2025, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) of Canada entered into a...
US SEC Extends Review Period for Cboe Exchange Proposal to List Options on VanEck Bitcoin Trust
On 14 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice designating an extension of time to evaluate...
United States CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger Announces Departure After Distinguished Tenure
On 14 May 2025, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger issued a statement announcing her...
US CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee to Review Reports on Energy Transition and Infrastructure on 28 May 2025
On 13 May 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) published a public event to convene a virtual public meeting of the...
US SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins Signals Regulatory Reset for Tokenised Securities at Crypto Task Force Roundtable
On 12 May 2025, at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Headquarters, Washington D.C., Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivered...
Tokenisation Takes Centre Stage: US SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Champions Regulatory Clarity for Tokenised Smart Assets at US SEC Crypto Roundtable on Tokenisation
On 12 May 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) hosted its fourth Crypto Task Force Roundtable in Washington, D.C., where...
Tokenisation: A Field of Dreams or Regulatory Misstep? US SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw Cautions Against Hasty Blockchain Integration in Securities Markets at Tokenisation Roundtable
On 12 May 2025, US SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw delivered a speech at the United States Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Tokenisation in...
US SEC’s Mark Uyeda Calls for Regulatory Clarity on Real-World Asset Tokenisation: “We Cannot Regulate Innovation in the Dark”
On 12 May 2025, US SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda delivered a speech at the United States Crypto Task Force Roundtable in Washington, D.C., titled...
US SEC’s Settlement with Ripple Sparks Internal Dissent: Commissioner Crenshaw Warns of “Regulatory Collapse” in Crypto Enforcement
On 8 May 2025, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a strongly worded statement of dissent by Commissioner Caroline...