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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Lauren Bass |Jack Ferry
Earlier this month, members of the New York State Senate Racing,Gaming and Wagering Committee unanimously voted to advance bill S5935, which, if signed into law, would (a)forbid the operation and promotion of certain online sweepstakesgames in New York and (b) impose penalties of up to $100,000 perviolation. A companion bill, A6745, is pending in the New York StateAssembly. In 2022, New York, along with many other states, legalizedonline and mobile sports betting.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Lauren Bass
The topic of material disclosures was a running theme at this
year's NAD Conference. Following the one-year anniversary of
the FTC's updates to the Endorsement Guides (Guides), NAD staff shared
how they were applying and adjudicating the new guidance.
As the title of one of the panels on influencers and disclosures
suggested, not much has changed with the updates.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauren Bass
The topic of material disclosures was a running theme at this year’s NAD Conference. Following the one-year anniversary of the FTC’s updates to the Endorsement Guides (Guides), NAD staff shared how they were applying and adjudicating the new guidance. Disclosure, Disclosure, DisclosureAs the title of one of the panels on influencers and disclosures suggested, not much has changed with the updates.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lauren Bass
The topic of material disclosures was a running theme at this year’s NAD Conference. Following the one-year anniversary of the FTC’s updates to the Endorsement Guides (Guides), NAD staff shared how they were applying and adjudicating the new guidance. Disclosure, Disclosure, DisclosureAs the title of one of the panels on influencers and disclosures suggested, not much has changed with the updates.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lauren Bass
It was late summer in 1921, and Roscoe Arbuckle – known familiarly to movie audiences as Fatty Arbuckle – had just signed a three-year deal with Paramount Pictures under which he would earn an unheard-of $1 million a year. To celebrate, his friends planned a Labor Day weekend party at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel. Unfortunately, the party didn’t go exactly as planned, and by the end of the week, Arbuckle had been arrested and was in jail, accused of murdering one of the party’s female guests.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Christopher Lamb |Lauren Bass |Isabelle Corbett Sterling
US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement ActionBy Christopher LambAccording to a recent press release, Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, announced that it is now the “first global stablecoin issuer to achieve compliance with the European Union’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework.” This achievement “was enabled by the company’s attainment of an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license” from a French banking regulatory authority.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Isabelle Corbett Sterling |Christopher Lamb |Lauren Bass
In this issue: US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement Action Major US Crypto Exchange Announces New Products and Partnerships Report Analyzes NFT Royalties US Treasury Dept., IRS Issue Final Regulations on Digital Asset Reporting Basel Approves Crypto Disclosure Framework, Central Bank Initiatives Continue SEC Charges Allege Crypto AML Failures, DOJ Charges Crypto Platform Founder New Data on Crypto Hacks Indicates Dramatic Increase in First Half of 2024 US Stablecoin...
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lauren Bass |Isabelle Corbett Sterling |Christopher Lamb |Keith Murphy
In this issue: Institutional Firms Enter Crypto Market; Crypto Firms Partner on New Products FinCEN Advisory on Opioids Identifies Red Flags Involving Crypto Payments Crypto Enforcement Actions Continue by DOJ, State Regulators and UK FCA Annual Report Released on Illicit Activities in Crypto Market Institutional Firms Enter Crypto Market; Crypto Firms Partner on New Products By Christopher Lamb According to recent reports, a major global bank is establishing a spot trading desk for buying...
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauren Bass
On March 28, 2024, the FTC released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update (Update), which highlights the enforcement actions, guidance, and rules promulgated by the agency from 2021 through 2023 to protect consumer data and privacy. (Although this is an annual report, the FTC last issued it in early 2021).
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lauren Bass
On March 28, 2024, the FTC released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update (Update), which highlights the enforcement actions, guidance, and rules promulgated by the agency from 2021 through 2023 to protect consumer data and privacy. (Although this is an annual report, the FTC last issued it in early 2021).
