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Five Issues for Wealthtech Companies to Consider Under the U.S. Securities Laws

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati -

Companies in the growing “wealthtech” space often face novel regulatory and legal issues under the federal securities laws. Wealthtech companies blend traditional asset management and brokerage services with new technologies: among others, algorithmic modeling, including but not limited to artificial intelligence (AI); social media tools that allow investors to interact with one another; sophisticated communication protocols that facilitate more efficient trading; and data scraping to generate new sources of information about the economy, investments, and particular investors.

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The New SEC Crypto Task Force: A Journey into Uncharted Waters

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The lead of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new Crypto Task Force (Task Force), Commissioner Hester Peirce, recently laid out principles for how the Task Force will approach regulation and provided a roadmap for specific issues the Task Force is working on with policy staff of the SEC (Staff). While “The Journey Begins” (the Statement) represents Commissioner Peirce’s own views and not the official positions of either the SEC or the Task Force, it provides insights into the Task Force’s anticipated direction.