Steve Wink
@SteveWink1
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A partner at Latham & Watkins focusing on crypto and securities market regulation, and finally age-appropriate to play the blues ... views are my own
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Joined December 2012
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Some incredible news: @SECGov has today issued a No-Action Letter to @fuseenergy for the Energy Dollar ($ENERGY). $ENERGY is the native utility token for The Energy Network, built on Solana. Full details can be found in the project whitepaper, released today. This landmark is
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I don’t think it’s a stretch to say the Atkins speech last week was the most important speech of the crypto era to date. Our thoughts …
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Proud to have contributed to the @nounsdao DUNA bylaws, supporting innovation in the DAO ecosystem, and delighted to see the community’s positive response.
Excited to share that we've open-sourced Nouns DUNA bylaws under Creative Commons. Thanks to @lathamwatkins for their draft & generous support releasing as a public good. We hope this represents a big step forward for Nouns and the wider DAO ecosystem! https://t.co/TZQUwH7hTA
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Very proud that our Fintech and Digital Asset Group has been named Fintech Practice Group of the Year by Law360 for the second year in a row!! An outstanding team win!! More to come on this later .... https://t.co/hhxFWnioLB
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Delighted to have @Zachary Fallon join our market leading #crypto and #digital assets team! #LathamTECH
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Thoughts on the most recent SEC action involving purported NFTs .... https://t.co/g3t6z8hLlX
fintechanddigitalassets.com
In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for
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How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos - NPR. Why isn’t this front page news everywhere? Seems insane!
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Details in an indictment match Nashville-based Tenet Media, which offered lucrative paychecks to prominent right-wing influencers. The influencers say they were deceived.
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Some initial thoughts on FIT21. Would be a huge step forward out of the SEC morass for #crypto ….
The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act would provide regulatory certainty for the US digital asset ecosystem, balancing support for innovation with consumer protection. #LathamTECH
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I like this idea of giving Francisco Lindor a standing ovation tonight at Citi Field. He's a great player, going through a miserable start at the plate. I hope those attending are on-board with that. #Mets
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A few months ago, I laid out how I thought the SEC was going to go after DEXs next and why DEXs would ultimately win. 👇
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The SEC's Definition of a Dealer — End of the Road for DeFi, or Just Another Bump?
fintechanddigitalassets.com
The SEC’s ambiguous rule could have a chilling effect both on decentralized finance and on the provision of liquidity to centralized crypto exchanges. By
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Very proud to share this piece on our being named #fintech Group of the Year by @Law360. We are grateful to partner with our visionary clients across the entire fintech ecosystem as they innovate, invest, and thrive. #LathamTECH
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1/ Today, @m_mosier_ @katjagilman & I are sharing a paper that begins a conversation around, & proposes a conceptual framework for, how to answer the "illicit finance" policy question as it relates to DeFi. A brief thread below, with links to the full paper + a summary document.
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Our thoughts on the ETP approvals …
The Securities and Exchange Commission's long-awaited green light for spot bitcoin-based exchange traded products is welcomed by the market, but the ambivalent decision raises more questions than it answers. https://t.co/U8AwFn932v
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Very proud to be named 2023 #Fintech Practice Group of the Year by @Law360 for advising on the “litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year"!
Proud to share that we have been recognized by @Law360 with six Practice Group of the Year honors, spanning across key litigation, regulatory, and transactional areas.
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The SEC's victory over Terraform Labs today shouldn't surprise anyone. Applying the Howey test to public sales of tokens is straightforward. This is a good reminder of well established and critical rules of the road for token launches: (1) Don't sell tokens to U.S. persons for
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Proud of our global top rankings!
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Chambers and The Legal 500 recognize Latham’s deep global fintech capabilities and track record of landmark mandates.
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Some thoughts on the California version of the bitlicense ....
fintechanddigitalassets.com
Licensees, exchanges, and other market participants should prepare to comply with the listing, disclosure, capital, and other requirements that the new
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Thrilled to publish Part V of our “Regulate Apps, Not Protocols" series with @milesjennings today analyzing recent crypto-related enforcement cases by the SEC and CFTC on both the cases' legal appropriateness and adherence to the RANP framework. While we give the CFTC cases
1/ Today, @BrianQuintenz and I published our analysis of 5 recent actions to answer some key questions: 🔹Is the SEC’s case against Coinbase’s wallet justified? 🔹Is the Uniswap class action result significant? 🔹Is the CFTC the industry’s new boogeyman? Grades and summary 👇
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