Taft Denver partner and FinTech practice group chair Richard B. Levin will speak during the “Battle of the Digital Currencies: CBDC, Tokenized Assets, or Stablecoins?” session at the 2025 CB+DC Conference on Sept. 11 in Nassau, Bahamas. Levin will join a panel of industry professionals
Levin to Speak at Computershare Client Conference 2025
Richard B. Levin, chair of Taft’s FinTech Practice will be a featured panelist for the 2025 Access: D.C. Computershare Client Conference, on September 17-19 in Washington, D.C. The conference will include panel discussions on industry trends, disruptive technologies, changing regulations, and capital markets.
Taft FinTech to Sponsor the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium
Taft FinTech is proud to be a sponsor of the 2025 Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, hosted by SALT. Richard B. Levin, Sean Ruff, and Bobby Wenner will be attending this invitation only gathering of leading investors, entrepreneurs, advisors, and policymakers in the digital
Taft Adds Leading FinTech Payments Partner Sean Ruff
Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, announced today that Sean Ruff has joined the firm’s growing FinTech and Financial Services practices as a partner. He joins following the recent arrival of Richard B. Levin, the new chair of Taft’s FinTech practice
Levin to Speak at Securities Experts Roundtable Annual Meeting & Expert Conference
Richard B. Levin, chair of Taft’s FinTech Practice Group, is a featured panelist at the 2025 Securities Expert Roundtable Annual Meeting on July 17 in Chicago, Illinois. During the session, “Cryptocurrency/Digital Assets: Where are we now, and where are we going?”, the panel will address
Leading FinTech Attorneys Join Taft
Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, today announced the addition of Richard B. Levin and Bobby Wenner as partners in the firm’s FinTech practice. Levin will be the Chair of Taft’s FinTech practice. Both join Taft from Nelson Mullins, where Levin
GLI Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulation: Untangling the Rules for Digital Asset Custody
Blockchain has made enormous promises to transform finance, but regulatory challenges keep legacy frictions alive. When the SEC and FINRA first attempted to apply old custody and customer protection rules to digital assets, they were left wrestling with questions never envisioned by 20th-century lawmakers. Now
Know When to Hold’em, Know When to Fold’em: An Introduction to Stablecoins
Stablecoins have evolved from simple trading tools into a major pillar of the digital asset economy – and regulators are taking notice. Defined as digital assets pegged to a reference value (like the U.S. dollar), stablecoins can be collateralized or algorithmic, each carrying different risks.
AI, Machine Learning, and Regulation: Compliance for the Algorithmic Age
AI and machine learning are fueling the next wave of change in financial services, promising efficiency and smarter decisions – but they’re also ushering in a maze of new legal headaches. Regulators, eager to encourage innovation but wary of risk, are focusing on whether AI-driven
Untying the Gordian Knot: Custody of Digital Assets
Digital asset custody is one of the thorniest regulatory challenges in U.S. financial law. Investment advisers and broker-dealers must follow strict custody and client-asset protection rules – but these rules were built around physical certificates, banks, and transfer agents, not cryptographic keys and distributed ledgers.