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In this series, we profile women in finance to learn about their leadership roles in financial services and capital markets.

In June 2022, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (the "Bill"), one of most comprehensive responses by Congress to date with respect to digital assets and their increasingly significant role in the U.S. economy.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), the US Department of the Treasury bureau responsible for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, has been by far the most impactful federal regulator of Bitcoin and other virtual currency.

Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2020 impacting a range ...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that cryptocurrencies fall within the definition of a "commodity" under the Commodity Exchange Act.

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FinCEN appointed Michele Korver as its first Chief Digital Currency Advisor.

FinCEN named Michael Mosier as the agency's first Digital Innovation Officer.

The FTC has filed a lawsuit against online cash advance app Dave, Inc. alleging that it misled consumers about cash advances and fees in violation of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.

The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing to consider proposed legislation on novel financial institution charters such as industrial loan companies.

Cooley advised early-stage venture firm Infinity Ventures on its inaugural $158 million fund. Lawyers John Clendenin and Elizabeth Reese led the Cooley team advising Infinity Ventures.

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Brian Quintenz was nominated to be the CFTC Chair in February 2025.

Global Head of Investment Management Regulatory, Marc Elovitz, joined the "Risk and Return with Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan" podcast to discuss the SEC's...

Financial Markets and Funds Partner Michael Didiuk spoke with Hedge Fund Law Report about the SEC No-Action that allows registered investment advisers and funds to treat a state trust company as a bank for purposes of holding and maintaining crypto assets and related cash and cash equivalents.

The Nasdaq Stock Market is seeking to expand the market for alternative investment funds with a blockchain-based payment and settlement process.

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).

On September 10, 2018, the New York Department of Financial Services granted approvals to Paxos and Gemini to offer price-stable cryptocurrencies, or "stablecoins," signifying that regulators are open...