Regulatory Updates
US CFTC Warns Victims of Traders Domain Fraud to Submit Claims by 28 July 2025 or Forfeit Eligibility
On 3 June 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC), through its Division of Enforcement, issued a formal public alert...
US SEC Seeks Public Input on Revising the Definition of Foreign Private Issuer Amid Market Evolution
On 4 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a concept release inviting public comment on whether to revise...
US SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Decries Regulatory Inconsistency in Crypto Asset Classification Amid ETF Registrations
On 31 May 2025, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw issued a powerful dissent...
ASIC Initiates Australian Federal Court Proceedings Against Blockchain Global Former Director for Alleged Directors’ Duties Breaches Linked to ACX Exchange Collapse
On 28 May 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Australian Federal Court...
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, the apex court, to appeal a ruling by the Australian Full Federal Court in the ongoing regulatory dispute with Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd, trading as Block Earner. The appeal seeks judicial clarity on the interpretation of the term “financial product” under Australian law, particularly in relation to crypto-asset products offering fixed-yield returns.
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...