Archive:April 2025

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United States: The SEC Takes Another Key Step Toward Crypto Clarity
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Hong Kong SFC’s New Roadmap to Develop Hong Kong as a Global Virtual Asset Hub: ASPIRe

United States: The SEC Takes Another Key Step Toward Crypto Clarity

By: Keri E. RiemerRichard F. Kerr, and Caroline N. Roethlisberger

On the heels of other guidance issued by the US Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division), the Division released a statement (Statement) on 10 April 2025 addressing its views about, among other things, certain disclosure requirements for certain registration forms under the Securities Act of 1933, including Form S-1, and registration forms under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Form 10. As Form S-1 is used by commodity based exchange-traded products (ETPs), including spot bitcoin and ether ETPs, the Division’s guidance will impact such ETPs and others that follow a similar registration path.

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Hong Kong SFC’s New Roadmap to Develop Hong Kong as a Global Virtual Asset Hub: ASPIRe

By: Jay Lee, Natalie Chow, and Alvin Lam

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently unveiled a growth plan for the virtual asset (VA) industry, outlined in a five-pillar roadmap called “A-S-P-I-Re.” This roadmap consists of 12 initiatives organized into five categories: Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructure, and Relationships.

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