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No Magic Here: SEC Statement On Securities Tokenization

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) harmonizes prior no-action relief, industry guidance, and commentary by confirming that issuers of tokenized securities, no matter their format, must comply with U.S....

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Fidelity Investments Announces Launch Of Stablecoin (FIDD)

On January 28, 2026, Fidelity Investments announced the upcoming launch of its own stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD).

United States Technology

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

OFSI Steps Up Enforcement Action On Sanctions Evasion Involving Cryptoassets

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") has published a new blog post highlighting a marked escalation in cross-government efforts to counter the misuse of cryptoassets for sanctions evasion.

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Digital Asset Exchanges, 24/7 Trading And Collateral Tokenisation: Key Takeaways From The TOK26 Summit

On 29 January 2026, Katten sponsored the London Tokenisation Summit (TOK26) in London, bringing together leading voices in digital assets and tokenisation.

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Confirms Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Hot Topics In International Trade: Integrating DAOs And DUNAs With Stablecoin Ecosystems

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Securities Enforcement And Regulatory Developments From The SEC, CFTC, And PCAOB (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Issues Guidance On Applying Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CLARITY Act Proposed Ban On Stablecoin Yield Sparks Congressional Debate

United States Finance

SM

Sheppard

Michael Didiuk Explains What The SEC's Crypto Custody No‑Action Letter Means For Funds And Investment Advisers

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DFPI Imposes Up To $1 Million Penalty On Crypto Kiosk Operator For Alleged Digital Financial Assets Law Violation

United States Technology

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Sheppard

Weekly Blockchain Blog – Feburary 2, 2026

Worldwide Technology

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BakerHostetler

New UK Crypto Regime: Trading Platforms, Admission To Trading And Market Abuse Regime

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Texas To London To Brussels: How Divergent Sustainability Rules Impact Fintech

United States Technology

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Earned Wage Access In The Crosshairs Of The Center For Responsible Lending (Podcast)

In this episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, we examine one of the most closely watched and increasingly controversial developments in consumer finance: earned wage access (EWA) products.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

On-chain Or Off-chain, Federal Securities Laws Remain Un-chain-ged.

On Jan. 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets (collectively referred to as Staff)...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

SEC Enforcement: 2025 In Review

In 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") significantly shifted its approach to enforcement. With the start of the second term of the Trump Administration and the appointment of Paul Atkins...

United States Commercial

CG

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Payment Services And Payment Systems In 2026: Trends, Risks, And Priorities

In this article we explore the changes to the payments landscape, including the upcoming changes to the UK's safeguarding requirements for payments firms, an update on the UK's National Payments Vision and long-term...

United States Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

United States Technology

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Why Community Bankers Care About Stablecoin Yield

United States Technology

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Jones Walker

SEC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Securities

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Prudential Regulation In 2026: Priorities In Capital, Ring-fencing, Recovery And Resolution, And Operational Resilience Requirements

Worldwide Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Crypto In 2026: The Democratization Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

VCs Continued Interest In Blockchain Investing

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Byteing Back: Investors May Recover In Alleged Massive "Pig Butchering" Scam

United States Technology

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Senate Ag Committee Releases Updated Crypto Market Structure Legislative Text

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

AML/financial Crime In The UK And EU: Regulatory Priorities And Timelines For 2026–2028

Worldwide Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Digital Assets Download: Will The Word Of The Year Be "Tokenization"?

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Byteing Back: Investors May Recover In Alleged Massive "Pig Butchering" Scam

Following a sweeping crackdown, U.S. federal prosecutors have seized, and investors may recover, approximately $15 billion in bitcoin from what authorities describe as one of the largest cryptocurrency investment...

United States Technology

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

Senate Ag Committee Releases Updated Crypto Market Structure Legislative Text

Updated legislative text incorporates much of Senate Ag's earlier discussion draft and focuses more narrowly on digital commodity intermediaries.

United States Finance

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

AML/financial Crime In The UK And EU: Regulatory Priorities And Timelines For 2026–2028

In this article we explore the latest developments in AML and Financial crime across the UK and EU, including the reform of the UK's Money Laundering Regulations and the EU's AML package.

Worldwide Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Digital Assets Download: Will The Word Of The Year Be "Tokenization"?

Digital Assets Download: Will the Word of the Year be "Tokenization"? The world's most popular English dictionaries annually select a "word of the year" to capture the zeitgeist of a particular year and spotlight the continuous evolution of the English language.

United States Technology

MB

Mayer Brown

Global FSR Outlook 2026: The Human Element

United States Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 46

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds.

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Four Themes Emerging From The 2026 ABA Banking Law Committee Meeting

The 2026 ABA Banking Law Committee Meeting held in Washington, DC from January 15-17 delivered significant content in just over two full days of sessions.

United States Finance

MV

Moore & Van Allen

Digital Asset Developments: SEC No-Action Relief For Tokenized Reward Program; NYSE Announces Tokenized Trading Platform

The new year has started with important developments in the digital asset landscape, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange...

United States Technology

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Cozen O'Connor

Maryland Finalizes Comprehensive Rules Governing Virtual Currency Kiosks

On January 13, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation finalized regulations implementing Maryland's virtual currency kiosk statute.

United States Technology

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Sheppard

Prediction Markets Face New Compliance Era As Federal Oversight Intensifies

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

U.S. Bank Regulators Accelerate Integration Of Crypto Assets Into The Banking System

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

New Year, New D&O Insurance Trends (Podcast)

United States Insurance

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Lowenstein Sandler

DFPI Orders Crypto Lending Platform To Pay $500,000 For Alleged Unlicensed Lending And Underwriting Failures

United States Technology

SM

Sheppard

What California Car Dealers Need To Know About Acceptance Of Payment Via Cryptocurrency

United States Technology

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Madison Law

OFAC Settlement With Blockchain Wallet Provider Spotlights Sanctions Risks For Digital Assets Intermediaries

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

How To Ensure Compliance With Spot Exchange Rate Requirements Under U.S. Federal Tax Law

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2025 Year‑in‑Review And 2026 Look-Ahead: Financial Regulatory Developments, What Has Changed Since Publication, And What's To Come

United States Finance

MV

Moore & Van Allen

Outlook 2026: Financial Services Litigation

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 16 January 2026

United States Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Web3 Law Primer: Securities, IP, Privacy, And Data Protection (Video)

United States Privacy

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Gamma Law

Two-lane Highway Takes Shape For U.S. Crypto Regulation: Digital Securities Regulation By SEC, "Digital Commodities" Regulated By CFTC

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Elixir Shuts Down Its Stablecoin After Stream Finance's $93M Collapse

United States Finance

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Patterson Law Firm

Attorney Spotlight: Jeremy Moorehouse (Video)

United States Technology

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WilmerHale

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Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Tokenization Rulebook: Compliance Strategies For The Digital Asset Revolution

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Security For New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Recent Developments In Digital Assets Policy

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Evolving Legal Norms For Artificial Intelligence In The European Union And The United States

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Assessing The Benefits And Challenges Of Tokenizing Real World Assets

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Can The U.S. Mitigate Digital Assets Fraud While Fostering Innovation?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics In International Trade: Current Landscape Of Crypto (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Can, And Should, The U.S. Government Develop A CBDC System?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ImpactDAOs: Shaping The Future Of Regenerative Organizations

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Securities Enforcement And Regulatory Developments From The SEC, CFTC, And PCAOB (Podcast)

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Foley Hoag LLP

Regulate Applications, Not Protocols: Stablecoins, DeFi And Internet Ownership (Video)

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Dechert

Navigating 2025's Fintech Crossroads: Enforcement Retreats, Innovation Windows, And Emerging Risks (Video)

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Sheppard

New Consumer Financial Services Fintech Business Opportunities Arising From Deregulation At The CFPB During Trump 2.0 – Part 1 (Podcast)

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Crypto Currently: The Road Ahead For Cryptocurrency Regulation And Enforcement (Video)

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WilmerHale

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