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What prompted the government to pursue this case ..

On the heels of other guidance issued by the US Securities Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division), the Division released a statement (Statement)...

As set forth in an article I co-authored, which was published this month in The Banking Law Journal, the Supreme Court's recent decision in Kisor v. Wilkie could

As US and international regulation of digital tokens evolves, token issuers and trading platforms continue to seek clarity on how to be compliant within a developing legal framework. Recognizing this

This week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Peirce released an updated token safe harbor proposal, which amends her original proposal from February 2020.

For me and other experts who practice in this space, this was a bit of a "well duh" moment. But given the culminating momentum in the crypto space following the increasingly positive sentiment overall towards...

Dario de Martino discusses the real possibilities and opportunities around security tokens

On August 25, 2023, the Department of Treasury and the IRS released the long-awaited proposed regulations addressing information reporting for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies.

On January 16th, the IRS published Announcement 2024-4 (the "Announcement"), postponing certain reporting requirements for large crypto transactions...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released a report titled "Assessing Impacts of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets," a product of the Biden administration's effort to assess competition in different aspects of the economy.

On December 30, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the "Department") finalized regulations regarding information reporting by brokers who operate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in T.D. 10021.

On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donald Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB.

On July 30, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an expansive report on the crypto industry (the "White Paper"), describing the digital asset landscape and outlining the contours...

Dan M. Berkovitz, Paul Grewal, Jake Chervinsky, Justin Slaughter, and I seem to be aligned on this one, based on this CoinDesk report.

In this episode of "Understanding Blockchain," Morrison & Foerster's Susan Gault-Brown and Dario de Martino discuss how securities laws apply to cryptocurrencies.

In this episode of "Understanding Blockchain," Morrison & Foerster's Susan Gault-Brown and Dario de Martino discuss if securities laws apply to all cryptocurrencies in the same way.

In this episode of "Understanding Blockchain," Morrison & Foerster's Susan Gault-Brown and Dario de Martino discuss how to determine whether "utility tokens" are securities or not.