The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a joint statement on Jan. 28, 2026, providing greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the category of crypto assets commonly referred to as tokenized securities.
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On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a statement clarifying its view that certain types of protocol staking—a process used in proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain networks—do not involve the offer and sale of securities under federal law.
Continue Reading SEC Staff Declares Certain Protocol Staking Not a Security Transaction
President Trump has signed into law a bill that repeals Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations that required decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to be treated as brokers for purposes of reporting customer transactions.
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On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took a step towards clarifying its position on crypto mining activities. In a recent statement, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provided non-binding guidance on the application of federal securities laws to proof-of-work (PoW) mining activities, stating that such activities are beyond the SEC’s purview.
Continue Reading SEC Staff Clarifies Stance on Crypto Mining
The Digital Chamber (TDC), a trade association focused on advancing blockchain adoption and regulatory clarity, has unveiled its U.S. Blockchain Roadmap, a plan aimed at enhancing America’s leadership in blockchain technology.
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Immunefi’s Blockchain Expedited Arbitration Rules, developed in collaboration with Greenberg Traurig, LLP and the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM), has been shortlisted for “Best Innovation” at the GAR Awards 2025.
With new rules under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation – MiCA), virtual asset service providers operating in Europe are looking for favorable jurisdictions to establish their EU operations and the opportunity to passport their MiCA license in all EU Member States.
The analysis of the national transitional regimes plays
On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). The European Council approved MiCA on 16 May 2023; it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023.
A limited number of rules set out in MiCA are already in force, but most
Greenberg Traurig is mentioned in client Riot Platform’s press release announcing their acquisition of Block Mining, a vertically integrated Bitcoin miner. The acquisition expands the company’s geographic footprint and operational capacity.
Click here to read the full press release, “Riot Announces the Acquisition of Block Mining – Expands Riot’s Total Potential Power Capacity To 2
May 23, 2024, the SEC approved the first investment products linked to the price of Ether for listing and trading on three exchanges, following approval of the first Bitcoin ETFs earlier this year. Ether, the cryptocurrency tied to the Ethereum blockchain, is the next most widely held cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. ETFs, or exchange traded funds, are