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Commissioner Hester Peirce outlined 10 priorities for the Crypto Task Force, aiming for regulatory clarity while promoting innovation in digital asset markets.

By Jenny Cieplak, Zachary Fallon, Yvette D. Valdez, Stephen P. Wink, and Deric Behar

On February 4, 2025, Commissioner Hester Peirce, leader of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) newly established Crypto Task Force (the Task Force), published a statement outlining the Task Force’s main areas of focus. She noted that the list is…

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The Trump administration has taken rapid action to implement key policy priorities, affecting both federal agencies and the private sector.

During the first two weeks of the new administration, Latham lawyers have been carefully monitoring the executive branch as it implements President Trump’s policy priorities through executive orders and other agency actions. Our experienced practitioners have analyzed many of these actions with a focus on how they might impact entities in key industries.

Below is a high-level overview of these…

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With its pro-crypto stance and urgent posture, the executive order promises to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.”

By Jenny Cieplak, Zachary Fallon, Arthur Long, Yvette D. Valdez, Stephen P. Wink, Douglas K. Yatter, and Deric Behar

On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued a highly anticipated executive order on digital assets titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the Order). The Order asserts at the outset that the digital…

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A quarterly update for US public companies from the Public Company Representation Practice.

New SEC Chair Expected to Take Agency Back to Basics

President Trump’s nominee for SEC Chair, Paul Atkins, advocates a business-friendly, light-touch regulatory philosophy and is expected to lead the agency to retether its rulemaking to the SEC’s three-part statutory mission — facilitating capital formation; protecting investors; and maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets. Atkins previously served on the SEC Staff from 1990 to 1994 and as…