News and Events from the Fort Worth Regional Office

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Re: Nasdaq’s Crypto ETP Response to the February 21, 2025 Statement by Commissioner Hester Peirce Entitled “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here”
Re: Written Input Regarding Trading-Related Topics
Re: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce’s Statement There Must Be Some Way Out of Here
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Re: Application of the Federal Securities Laws to the Digital Asset Market
Re: Comments on the SEC Crypto Task Force’s Questions Concerning Public Offerings and Safe Harbor from Registration
Crypto Task Force Roundtable - Time Change Notice
Navigating DAO Legality (Opolis)
Cooperatives - Ownership Model for Digital Networks (Orrick, KPMG, & Upside.Coop)
Coalition for Cooperative Blockchain Organizations - Proposed Rulemaking - Non-Fungible Membership Interests
Stablecoins—Potential Conflicts Between the Commission Staff’s Interpretation
Re: Law and Policy Considerations Relevant to Staking Services
Subject: Comments on the SEC Crypto Task Force’s February 21, 2025 Request for Information (“RFI”)
StableCoins
Lilya Tessler, Sidley Austin LLP, on behalf of The Digital Chamber
RE: Project Open - Proposing the Open Platform for Equity Networks
The Tunney Act
Distinguishing Jokers from Thieves. Rug Pullers vs SEC Crypto Policies 3.0: Nolo Contendere by Regulatory Design
Re: Tokenization of Real-World Assets
Modernizing Transfer Agent Rules for U.S. Leadership in Tokenized Securities
Re: What’s in a Name? A Stock by Any Other Name ... Nasdaq Inc.’s Response to “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here”
Recommendation Letter - Supplementary Clarification No. 6: STO+ and the Future Economies of Tokenized Security
RE: Request for response to Crypto Task Force questions
James Walker, Lowell Ness, Arthur Greenspan, Valeska Pederson Hintz, Zeeve Rose, Perkins Coie LLP
RE: Asset-Based Classification; Decentralization; Regulatory Status of Technology Functions; Treatment of Infrastructure Providers
Steven Sprague, Rivetz Corp. and Rivetz Intl.
Re: Crowdfunding for Collectible Tokens (NFTs)
Recommendations from StartEngine on Regulatory Reforms to Support the Tokenization of Securities
Re: Comments on Commissioner Hester M. Peirce’s Statement / Crypto Task Force Questionnaire
Empowering Global Participation in Securing the Decentralized Internet
RE: Request for Comment on There Must Be Some Way Out of Here
SUBJECT: - Laws/Rules for preventing fraud by Centralized Exchange acting as Crypto Custodian
The Key Neutrality of Baselayer Markets A Response to Questions Posed in SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here”
RE: How To Build A New Web3.0 Financial Market
Re: Token Safe Harbor Guiding Principles
Recommendation Letter - Supplementary Clarification No. 5: Comparative Analysis and Final Recommendation on Dual-Nature vs Conversional Dual-Token Models under STO+ Framework
RE: Recommendations Regarding Independent Security Audit Reports
Crypto Asset Custody By Investment Advisers After The Sec’s Proposed Safeguarding Rule
Crypto Task Force Frequently Asked Questions
Final Report on the Work of the Task Force on Securities Holding Infrastructure: Part Two*
Beyond Intermediation: A New (Fintech) Model For Securities Holding Infrastructures
RE: Comment on Conditional and Time-Limited Exemptions for Blockchain Innovation – In Response to Acting Chair Mark T. Uyeda’s April 11, 2025 Remarks
RE: The Importance of Distinguishing Between Doctrinal and Functional Answers
Re: Operational Risk Considerations for Digital Asset Innovation in Traditional Financial Markets
Change Is Calling: A Contemporary Commission To Confront Cryptic Crypto Conditions
Re: Public input following announcement of new crypto task force
Re: Submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission Crypto Task Force Roundtable - Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading
RE: Comments on the SEC Crypto Task Force’s Questions Concerning the Custody of Crypto Assets
Re: Securities Exchange and Broker Status of NFT Marketplaces
Re: Crypto Task Force Input: Secondary-Market Trading
Bitcoin: Look Again
Re: The Use of YLDS as a Settlement Mechanism for Non-Security Transactions
Issuer Delisting
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Section 31 Transaction Fee Rate Advisory for Fiscal Year 2025
The Future is Here, Now! A Comprehensive Examination of the STO+ Framework and its Regulatory Implications
The Fork in America's Financial Future: From Globalization to Sovereignty
The Future of Global Financial Systems: Integration of Traditional Finance and Decentralized Technologies
RE: Securing Digital Dollar Dominance: A Comprehensive Framework for Stablecoin Regulation and Innovation
RE: Contribution to Safe Harbor & Security Status
Re: A Legal Basis for Interpreting the Definition of an Exchange to Exclude a Decentralized Exchange Operating an Automated Market Maker
Re: There Must Be Some Way Out of Here
RE: Written Input to the Crypto Task Force
Sunshine Act Notice
Sunshine Act Notice
Sunshine Act Notice
Sunshine Act Notice
Re: Recommendations for Treatment of NFTs for Digital Art Under Securities Law and the First Amendment
Recommendation Letter - Supplementary Clarification No. 3 - Recommendation for Operational Structure and Clarification of STO+, ST, and ST+ Mechanisms
Crypto Task Force Meetings
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
A Response by the Global Legal Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to the the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force
Recommendation Letter
Participation in State of Iowa et al. v. SEC, No. 24-1522 (8th Cir. filed Mar. 12, 2024)
Re: Recommendations Regarding a Safe Harbor and Crowdfunding Regime for Collectible Tokens (NFTs)
Submission to SEC Crypto Task Force
Re: AIMA written input to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force
Proposal for U.S.–Japan Collaboration on Tokenized Economy and Web3 Innovation
SEC Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Industry
Re: Response to RFI of Crypto Task Force
RE: SEC Crypto 2.0 Formation of New Crypto Task Force
Recommendation Letter
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Letter of Lewis Rinauldo Cohen (CahillNXT) to Crypto Task Force (March 20 2025)
What We Talk About When We Talk About (Tokens)
Re: Restatement of the Howey Common Law of Crypto Assets; Recommendations
RE: Crypto Task Force Input
Sunshine Act Notice
A Unified Framework for Digital Asset Regulation
SEC Open Letter
Digital Asset National Security
Re: Responses to Commissioner Peirce’s “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here”
Letter to the Crypto Task Force
Re: There Must Be Some Way Out of Here: Recommendations on the Regulation of Digital Securities Markets
Demystifying Tokenisation: Embracing the Future
Crypto Task Force Roundtable — March 21
Crypto-Asset Custody: A Blueprint for Regulatory and Operational Excellence
Promoting Sound Marketplaces – DeFi/CeFi, Crypto Platforms & Exchanges