Alexander Barzacanos
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SEC hints long-awaited e-delivery rule could be imminent
House lawmakers are also moving to allow electronic investor disclosures and communications, but the SEC may act first.
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Use of crypto as derivatives collateral outlined in CFTC factsheet
Guidance keeps limits on uncleared swaps, applies haircuts, and requires FCMs to meet reporting and operational requirements under a no-action pathway.
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SEC and CFTC act ahead of Congress with joint crypto guidance
The guidance says most digital assets are not securities but stops short of creating a full market framework.
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Adobe settles for $150m over hard-to-cancel subscriptions
The case shows the DOJ is still willing to go after large companies that use sticky subscription models, even though some have criticized the settlement as lenient.
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SEC, CFTC sign cooperation memo
The agreement replaces the agencies’ 2018 memorandum and sets out updated procedures for how they can work better together, and apart, from one another.
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Atkins discusses CFTC-SEC harmonization and regulatory simplification
Atkins called for non-duplicative SEC-CFTC oversight and more straightforward approval of new products.
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FinCEN tells firms to revisit jurisdictional risk, FATF adds countries to monitoring list
While urging vigilance, FinCEN cautioned that firms should avoid “wholesale or indiscriminate de-risking.”
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Bank regulators say no special capital treatment for tokenized securities
The FAQs pave the way for banks to start using tokenized securities as collateral.