Digital Assets Download

Launching today: A curated mix of insights and headlines that provide a Layer 3 Legal Perspective™ on the digital assets multiverse – created by Mayer Brown’s global Digital Assets, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Group. Enjoy this edition of the Digital Assets Download below and find previous editions here.

The Lead Block

Original Mayer Brown content, perspectives and insights from across our global platform that touch on digital assets, decentralized finance, cryptocurrencies and related fields.

News Node

A curated selection of headlines and news from around this multiverse—including deals, developments and other disruptions in DeFi.

UK Minister Wants Nation to Be a Crypto Hub, Minus the Criminals.

Financial Watchdogs Should Do More to Protect Crypto Investors, Swiss Regulator Says.

Cryptocurrency Tech is Vulnerable to Tampering, a DARPA Analysis Finds.

Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues.

Singapore Grants In-Principle Licenses to Crypto.com, Two Others.

Crypto “Smart Contracts” May Need Oversight, Bank of Israel Says.

Regulators in Five States Target Celsius Over Withdrawal Freeze: Report.

*Special thanks to associate Girindra Selleck for his contributions to this edition’s News Node.

Select Events

Selected events for deeper dives into different parts of the digital assets and DeFi world.

US House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Public Hybrid Hearing. June 23, 2022 (View Recording Here). The subcommittee held a hearing titled “The Future of Digital Asset Regulation.”

Learn the Lingo

For those new to the digital assets and DeFi world, each edition of the Digital Assets Download highlights a different term to help you be a part of the conversation.

Airdrop:

An airdrop is a delivery of coins or tokens to wallet addresses. This delivery is made by the issuer of the coin or token, usually to promote or raise awareness of its crypto asset. Airdrops are usually made without payment or other consideration, or in exchange for an actor service in furtherance of the promotion (for example, posting about the currency on social media platforms). While some airdrops are conducted for legitimate purposes, others have been used to facilitate fraudulent activity.