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Financial Services AI Risk Management Framework: Operationalizing The 230 Control Objectives Before The Market Wakes Up

At the end of 2025, we wrote that the defining question for 2026 would no longer be whether artificial intelligence (AI) is being used responsibly...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Treasury And J5 Tell Crypto Industry, No Flowers For You

A Treasury official recently confirmed that the Treasury is unlikely to issue guidance treating stablecoins as cash. Stablecoins are digital assets that are pegged to underlying currencies or other reserve assets.

United States Tax

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Digital Transformation And Investor Protection: The SEC's Approach To Crypto And Tokenized Assets

At ETHDenver 2026, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce outlined the agency's current thinking...

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Staff Maps Tokenization Models: Tokenized Securities Are Still Securities; Models Matter

On January 28, 2026, staff from the SEC's Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets jointly issued a statement providing guidance on the application of the federal securities laws to tokenized securities.

United States Technology

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Dechert

Weekly Blockchain Blog – Feburary 23, 2026

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

Two Steps Forward For Broker-Dealers Holding Payment Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Dechert

NCUA Proposes Licensing Framework For Credit Union Stablecoin Subsidiaries

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Revisiting Negative Option Rule And Withdrawing CARS And Non-Compete Rules

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC Proposes Rule To Restructure Supervisory Appeals Process

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Ten Minute Interview: Crypto (Video)

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 47

Worldwide Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Proposed NY Legislation May Mean Potential Criminal Charges For Unlicensed Crypto Firms

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Board Considerations For Public Companies Engaging With Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

TPS Is Back-ish For Honduras, Nepal And Nicaragua: I-9s In Limbo

Worldwide Immigration

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Proposed New York CRYPTO Act Seeks To Criminalize Unlicensed Crypto Activities

On January 14, 2026, New York lawmakers kicked off the year by introducing a major proposal to strengthen the state's approach to cryptocurrency regulation...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Chairman Selig And The CFTC Make The Case For Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) is not waiting for the courts to sort out who regulates prediction markets. In the span of a couple days, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig published...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2026 IPO Market Outlook: Momentum, Deregulation, And The Path To Liquidity

Several key factors influenced the IPO market in 2025, including policy-aligned sectors and valuation resets, and these dynamics are expected to remain important throughout 2026.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Weekly Blockchain Blog – February 17, 2026

In a third DOJ action, Paxful Holdings Inc., an online peer‑to‑peer virtual currency trading platform, was sentenced following its guilty plea to conspiring to promote illegal prostitution, violate the Bank Secrecy Act and knowingly transmit funds derived from criminal offenses.

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

Sanctions Update: February 18, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

CFTC And SEC Regulatory Harmonization: Delivering US Financial Leadership In Crypto Markets And Beyond

United States Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

UK Crypto Regulation Moves Forward: Admissions & Disclosures And Market Abuse For Cryptoassets – Key Takeaways From FCA CP25/41

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Baltimore Sues Fintech Company Dave Over ExtraCash Overdraft Product

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Securities

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC And CFTC Relaunch "Project Crypto" As Joint Harmonization Initiative

United States Technology

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

National Credit Union Takes First Step To Implement GENIUS Act

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

CFPB Signals Sharp Reduction In Oversight Amid Shift To Virtual Exams

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" CFTC Announces Next Steps To Harmonize With SEC On "Project Crypto," Expresses Renewed Interest In Guiding Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

National Credit Union Takes First Step To Implement GENIUS Act

On February 12, 2026, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) pursuant to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act or GENIUS).

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

CFPB Signals Sharp Reduction In Oversight Amid Shift To Virtual Exams

According to news reports, on January 29, senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced internally that the agency will significantly reduce its supervisory examinations and conduct all reviews virtually.

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" CFTC Announces Next Steps To Harmonize With SEC On "Project Crypto," Expresses Renewed Interest In Guiding Prediction Markets

On January 29, 2026, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins unveiled joint agency plans to further the Trump administration's policy goal of making the United States the world's crypto capital.

United States Finance

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Steptoe LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 7 February 2026

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Market That Never Sleeps: NYSE Enters The Blockchain Era With 24/7 Trading

The NYSE, a unit of entity Intercontinental Exchange, has announced the development of a new blockchain-based digital platform that allows for trading tokenized securities and the ability to conduct settlements on the blockchain itself.

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Blockchain Investing Trends

The investment narrative has shifted from pure DeFi and NFTs toward real-world utility and computational infrastructure. The "AI x Crypto" intersection is the undisputed winner of the current cycle.

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

IRS Rules For Digital Asset Basis: What Your Business Needs To Know

The IRS now requires wallet-level identification for digital asset sales; the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method applies if no timely records are made.

United States Technology

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MGO CPA LLP

When AI Clicks "Pay": The Emerging Compliance Risks Of Agentic Commerce

AI-driven "agentic commerce" is no longer theoretical. Today's AI assistants can already search for products, compare options, populate shopping carts, check out, initiate payment, and make returns, ...

United States Technology

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

AG Campbell Cancels Crypto Kiosk Crooks

United States Technology

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Cozen O'Connor

Replay: Vision 2026: Predicting The Next Major Changes In Crypto (Video)

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

FINRA Highlights Supervisory Risks And Use Cases For Agentic AI In Financial Services

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Staff Statement On Custody Of Crypto Asset Securities By Broker-Dealers

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

New Jersey AG Announces Comprehensive Disparate Impact Rules

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Staff Provides Its Views On Taxonomies Associated With Tokenized Securities

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

SEC - CFTC "Harmonization" Event — What Chairs Atkins And Selig Just Signaled To Digital Asset Markets

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

SEC, CFTC Launch Unified "Project Crypto"

United States Technology

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Jenner & Block

SEC Staff Statement On Tokenized Securities: New Plumbing, Same Rules

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Migrating From Traditional Algorithms To Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Your Organization Needs To Know

United States Technology

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Wiley Rein

Marc Elovitz Discusses The Latest On The Regulation Of Private Markets On The "Risk And Return With Charlie Gasparino And Bob Sloan" Podcast.

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

No Magic Here: SEC Statement On Securities Tokenization

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Fidelity Investments Announces Launch Of Stablecoin (FIDD)

United States Technology

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

OFSI Steps Up Enforcement Action On Sanctions Evasion Involving Cryptoassets

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Tokenization Rulebook: Compliance Strategies For The Digital Asset Revolution

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Security For New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Recent Developments In Digital Assets Policy

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Assessing The Benefits And Challenges Of Tokenizing Real World Assets

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ImpactDAOs: Shaping The Future Of Regenerative Organizations

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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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

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, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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