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New York Senate Passes Bill To Cap Retail Installment Charges At 16%

On March 23, the New York Senate passed S5600, a bill that would cap the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail installment contract...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Clarifies The Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Crypto Assets

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint interpretation...

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Florida OFR Resolves Alleged Money Transmitter Licensing Violations

On March 13, 2026, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation entered a final order adopting a stipulation and consent agreement with a software company...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Issues Groundbreaking Interpretation On Crypto Asset Regulation

After more than a decade of regulatory uncertainty, on March 17, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretation clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets and that most crypto assets are not securities ("the interpretation").[

United States Technology

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McDermott Will & Schulte

South Dakota Enacts Licensing Framework For Virtual Currency Kiosks

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Indiana Prohibits Virtual Currency Kiosks

United States Technology

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC And CFTC Clarify When Digital Assets Are—and Are Not—Securities

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Coming Soon: A Must-Listen Conversation With A Key New York Regulator

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Crypto Brief - March 26, 2026

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

A Long-Awaited Step: SEC And CFTC Provide Interpretation For Crypto Asset Taxonomy

United States Technology

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Jones Day

SEC Approves Nasdaq's Tokenized Securities Trading Proposal

United States Finance

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Dechert

An EU View On The SEC-CFTC Joint Interpretative Release And MOU On Crypto-assets

United States Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

SEC And CFTC Issue Interpretive Guidance Establishing Crypto Asset Classification Framework

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Howey And The SEC's Crypto Asset Classification Guidance

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The SEC's New Framework For Crypto Assets Under Howey

The Commission classifies crypto assets into five categories based on their characteristics, uses, and functions; three of the five categories are not securities by definition.

United States Technology

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WilmerHale

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – March 24, 2026

Cyber defenders are seeing two (2) connected surges: tax‑season email scams aimed at everyday users and finance teams, and software supply‑chain attacks aimed at developers...

Worldwide Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The SEC Is Not The 'Securities And Everything Commission' Anymore

On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), issued comprehensive guidance clarifying the application of federal securities...

United States Technology

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Riker Danzig LLP

CFTC Seeks Input On Prediction Markets As Staff Signal Heightened Scrutiny For Sports-Related And Other Event Contracts

On March 16, 2026 the CFTC continued its assertion of exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets by publishing an ANPRM and Staff Advisory, both related to event contracts.

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

Digital Or Else: Proposed Regulations Would Nix Paper Crypto Payee Statements

United States Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

OCC Proposal Introduces Comprehensive Framework For Stablecoin Issuers Under GENIUS Act

United States Technology

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FBT Gibbons

The Clarity Act Advances Slowly, And The SEC And CFTC Anticipate Passage With A New Interpretation: Some Crypto Offerings Facilitated

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Crypto Meets Matrimony: New York Updates Divorce Financial Forms To Catch Up With The Digital Economy

United States Technology

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Withers LLP

SEC And CFTC Issue Guidance On The Applicability Of Federal Securities Laws To Crypto Assets And Blockchain Activities

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Staff Issues FAQs On Crypto Assets, Blockchain Technologies In Derivatives Markets

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

SEC Issues Interpretive Framework For Crypto Asset Classification

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

IRS Extends Digital Asset Reporting Relief Through 2026 Under Notice 2026-20

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

What Private Fund Sponsors Need To Know About The SEC's New Interpretive Guidance On Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Weekly Blockchain Monitor – March 23, 2026

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

SEC Issues Interpretive Framework For Crypto Asset Classification

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (together, the Agencies)...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

IRS Extends Digital Asset Reporting Relief Through 2026 Under Notice 2026-20

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the temporary relief for digital asset–specific identification rules with the release of Notice 2026‑20, which builds on last year's Notice 2025‑7...

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

What Private Fund Sponsors Need To Know About The SEC's New Interpretive Guidance On Digital Assets

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued Interpretive Release No. 33-11412, titled "Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets...

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Weekly Blockchain Monitor – March 23, 2026

A major U.S. financial services company that operates one of the world’s largest payment networks recently announced “a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK...

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

SEC Releases Commission Interpretation On Application Of Securities Laws To Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC And CFTC Issue Landmark Joint Interpretation On Crypto Asset Classification

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued a landmark interpretation regarding the application of the federal securities laws to certain types of crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.

United States Technology

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Jenner & Block

Digital Assets And UCC Article 12: What Restructuring Attorneys Need To Know About Control, Perfection & Priority

As digital assets become more integrated into commercial finance, the 2022 UCC amendments provide a modern legal framework for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. On December 5, 2025...

United States Insolvency

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

On February 23, 2026, The New York State Department Of Financial Services (NYDFS) Published A Proposed Regulation (The Proposed Regulation) Implementing The State's Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Act

On February 23, 2026, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published a proposed regulation (the Proposed Regulation) implementing the state's Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Ac...

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Technology Service Vendors: Cryptoasset Wallet Provider Gets Relief Benefitting Entire Digital Asset Ecosystem, Prediction Markets Too

Staff from the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued No-Action Letter 26-09 (Letter 26-09)...

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 13 March 2026

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Closing The Loophole – Oregon Takes Aim At Out-of-State Lender Interest Rates

United States Finance

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Duane Morris LLP

SEC Clarifies Status Of Crypto Assets Under Federal Securities Laws, Signals Potential Exemptive And Safe Harbor Framework

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Worldwide Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Indiana Establishes Digital Asset Framework And Requires Cryptocurrency Options In Public Retirement Plans

United States Technology

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 48

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

AI Is Rewriting The Rules Of IP Law

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

SEC Unveils Landmark Interpretive Guidance, Clarifying The Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Crypto Assets

United States Technology

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A&O Shearman

Blockchain And Digital Assets Resources Center

United States Technology

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Dechert

Prediction Markets Under The Microscope: How Crypto Betting On Iran Brought The CFTC To The Door

United States Finance

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Quantum Computing And Data Security: What Lawyers And Businesses Should Know

United States Privacy

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Summit Law Group

A Place For Every Token And Every Token In Its Place: The SEC “Airdrops” Its New Crypto Taxonomy

United States Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

The Securities Compliance Podcast Season 6 Episode 7: Tokenization And Crypto – What’s Happening Now? (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

SEC/CFTC Interpretation Names Polkadot (DOT) As A Digital Commodity: Key Takeaways

United States Technology

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Caldwell

U.S. Federal Income Taxation Of Staking Rewards

United States Tax

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

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

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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.

Activating HTTP 402: The X402 Protocol And Legal Framework For Internet-Native Stablecoin Payments

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Wyoming Laws More Crypto-Friendly With Issuance Of State Stablecoin

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

GENIUS Act Establishes Legal Framework For Payment Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Gamma Law

The Data Stream – Episode 7 With Matt Van Hise (Podcast)

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BakerHostetler

Ten Minute Interview: Crypto (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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

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Foley Hoag LLP

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

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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