by Paul Atkins, Adam Glazer and Chris Beckmann | Mar 22, 2022 | Patomak Post
Background On 21 March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held an open meeting to consider proposed rules which would require public companies to disclose additional climate-related information. The agency voted to officially propose the rules in a...
by Paul Watkins, Sudhir Jain and Laura Magyar | Feb 28, 2022 | Patomak Post
The recent BlockFi settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made clear that the agency considers certain digital-asset product offerings “securities” under two long-standing tests. The action also marked the application of an additional regulatory...
by Patomak Global Partners | Feb 18, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, Patomak Post
2022 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the “digital assets” industry. As Capitol Hill and the regulatory agencies prepare to lay the groundwork for an active year, Patomak Global Partners and Invariant hosted a webinar on February 9, 2022, to discuss the...
by Jamila Piracci, Ted Serafini and Sudhir Jain | Feb 14, 2022 | Patomak Post
Outgoing Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Commissioner Dawn Stump recently issued a challenge to her fellow commissioners to move past simply enforcing the CFTC’s rules as they exist and to do the hard work of setting more clearly defined...
by Ted Serafini and Chris Beckmann | Jan 5, 2022 | Patomak Post
Even though there’s no policy consensus for cryptocurrency regulation as 2022 kicks off, the cryptocurrency community’s engagement with policymakers in 2021 had a positive effect in Washington – that’s Patomak’s takeaway from recent hearings in the House Financial...
by Paul Watkins | Oct 20, 2021 | Opinion, Patomak Post
Few industries welcome attention from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). But Director Rohit Chopra’s recent statement that the CFPB use its “tools to promote competition and shift market power toward consumers” is welcome news for companies challenging...