New York – Nov. 13, 2026
Richard B. Levin, Chair of Taft’s FinTech Practice, will be speaking on a panel on The Regulatory Race: Which Jurisdictions are Winning Capital Flows – US, UK, EU, and UAE? Other speakers on the panel include Jack Fletcher
Richard B. Levin to Speak at American College of Investment Counsel Annual Conference
Washington, D.C. – Oct. 22, 2026
Richard B. Levin, Chair of Taft’s FinTech Practice, will be speaking on a panel on the Future of Fintech and Digital Assets at the 2026 annual conference of American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC). The panel will
Fastest Route to Market: Money Transmission Licensing Roadmaps for Fintechs
Part 4 of 4: Digital Assets, Hybrid Licenses, and the Future Regulatory Map
In Part 1 of this series, Fastest Route to Market: Money Transmission Licensing Roadmaps for FinTechs, we explained why many early-stage FinTechs begin by assessing federal Money Services Business registration and state
Taxation of Cryptocurrency Staking Update: Tax Court Rules in Paschall v. Commissioner that Rewards are Includable in Gross Income Upon Receipt
On June 5, the U.S. Tax Court issued a memorandum opinion in a closely watched case about the taxation of rewards from staked cryptocurrency tokens. In Paschall v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2026-46, the Tax Court held that these rewards are includable in gross income
So You Bought Anthropic Secondary Shares and Are Now Being Told You Own Nothing: Why a Blockchain-Based Equity Ledger Solves This Problem
Introduction
Over the past several weeks, secondary markets for private company stock have surged back into the spotlight. High-profile issuers like Anthropic and SpaceX are reportedly seeing active demand for “secondary exposure” through special purpose vehicles (SPVs), forward contracts, and other synthetic structures.1 For