Regulatory authorities continue to advance initiatives to improve the efficiency and sophistication of global securities markets.

Coinbase has petitioned the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals to have secondary crypto transactions deemed not securities.  In a Jan. 21 filing, the crypto exchange emphasized that understanding if secondary market crypto transactions are investment contracts under securities laws is of “immense importance to the crypto industry.

Cleary Gottlieb’s Adam Fleisher explains why the securities law framework needs simplification with a new approach to company registration.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Mark T. Uyeda has been appointed Acting Chair.  The Acting Chair has served as an

The CEOs of Coinbase, Binance and Circle told CNBC they see a clearer path toward getting concrete laws for the crypto industry.

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced settled charges against twelve firms for recordkeeping

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

A federal judge ordered an end to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 16-year-old lawsuit over Allen Stanford's $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme, directing the financier and two former colleagues to pay sums that will go largely uncollected.

American crypto exchange Kraken has launched a new staking service, after the company was sued and shuttered a similar product in 2023.

Brokerage firms may seek to sweep cash into affiliated banks, often paying low interest rates. According to some reports, brokers could make 10 times more than their customers do on their cash.

In a recent 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT), a $17.41 billion transportation giant with annual revenue of $12.09 billion, disclosed the adoption of a new performance-based bonus plan for its executive officers.

Aptiv disclosed that its board of directors have unanimously approved a plan to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems business from Aptiv, creating two independent companies.