On December 19, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. issued a press release announcing a process for the voluntary return of avoidable pre-bankruptcy payments to “secure the prompt return of such funds…
In response to “significant volatility and exposure of vulnerabilities in the crypto-asset sector” throughout 2022, on January 3, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and…
The recent wave of bankruptcies in the crypto industry, culminating in the collapses of Celsius, BlockFi, and FTX, has spurred financial regulators to adopt a more aggressive tone when discussing…
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) released a letter (the “Guidance”) outlining the pre-approval application and evaluation process for New York regulated banking…
As we approach the end of the year, here are the Top 10 posts on the Debevoise Fintech Blog in 2022. If you are not already a Blog subscriber, click…
On December 14, 2022, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022 (the “Act”). According to the statement announcing the Act,…
On December 8, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) released a sample comment letter (the “Letter”) regarding recent developments in crypto asset markets. …
On November 9, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) announced the publication of the official proposed amendments to its 2017 Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR 500 (the “Proposed Amendments”). The 60-day public…
On October 3, 2022, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) released a report and accompanying Fact Sheet on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation (the “Report”). The Report comes…
In the wake of the industry’s recent significant bankruptcy filings, crypto watchers are focusing for the first time on which crypto-entities are eligible for chapter 11 relief[1] under the U.S.…