Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1122, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 1177, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 H.R. 2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2969, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3572, Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4664, FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 H.R. 4841, Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 5403, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act H.R. 6307, Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023 H.R. 7440, Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 H.R. 7965, Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 H.R. 8149, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards H.R. 8266, Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464, Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8822, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin H.R. 9579, Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic (BRIDGE) Digital Assets Act H.J. Res. 109/S.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 293, Fair Access to Banking Act S. 427, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 S. 695, A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. S. 1323, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 S. 1340, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1357, Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 1671, Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 S. 2226, NDAAAmendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023, Senate Amendment 326, Senate Amendment 326, and Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935 regarding - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S. 2281, Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act S. 2355, Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S. 3087, Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act S. 3441, Terrorism Financing Prevention Act S. 3603, Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 4155, Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4912, Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5242, Saving Privacy Act

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1122, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 1177, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 H.R. 2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2969, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3572, Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4664, FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 H.R. 4841, Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 5403, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act H.R. 6307, Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023 H.R. 7440, Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 H.R. 7965, Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 H.R. 8149, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards H.R. 8266, Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464, Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8822, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin H.R. 9579, Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic (BRIDGE) Digital Assets Act H.J. Res. 109/S.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 293, Fair Access to Banking Act S. 427, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 S. 695, A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. S. 1323, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 S. 1340, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1357, Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 1671, Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 S. 2226, NDAAAmendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023, Senate Amendment 326, Senate Amendment 326, and Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935 regarding - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S. 2281, Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act S. 2355, Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S. 3087, Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act S. 3441, Terrorism Financing Prevention Act S. 3603, Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 4155, Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4912, Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5242, Saving Privacy Act

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1122, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 1177, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 H.R. 2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2969, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3572, Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4664, FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 H.R. 4841, Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 5403, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act H.R. 6307, Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023 H.R. 7440, Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 H.R. 7965, Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 H.R. 8149, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards H.R. 8266, Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464, Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8822, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin H.R. 9579, Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic (BRIDGE) Digital Assets Act H.J. Res. 109/S.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 293, Fair Access to Banking Act S. 427, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 S. 695, A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. S. 1323, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 S. 1340, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1357, Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 1671, Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 S. 2226, NDAAAmendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023, Senate Amendment 326, Senate Amendment 326, and Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935 regarding - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S. 2281, Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act S. 2355, Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S. 3087, Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act S. 3441, Terrorism Financing Prevention Act S. 3603, Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 4155, Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4912, Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5242, Saving Privacy Act

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 695 A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect todigital asset transfers. H.R. 5403/ S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 H.R. 2743 Fair Access to Banking Act S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 1323 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2891 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S .Amdt.326 to S. 2226 NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023 S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) NDAA Amendment - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by theSecurities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards. H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024 S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA) S. 4638 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin. S. 4912 Boosting Innovation, Technology and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 H.R. 9579 Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act (BRIDGE Digital Assets Act) S. 5139 Empowering Main Street in America Act S. 5242 Saving Privacy Act H.R. 9758 Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act

Health and function of the listed options industry; Impact of bank regulatory capital rules and requirements on listed options markets; Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 (H.R.7965) as it pertains to the impact on listed options markets.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1122, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 1177, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 H.R. 2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2969, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3572, Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4664, FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 H.R. 4841, Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 5403, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act H.R. 6307, Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023 H.R. 7440, Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 H.R. 7965, Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 H.R. 8149, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards H.R. 8266, Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464, Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8822, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin H.R. 9579, Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic (BRIDGE) Digital Assets Act H.J. Res. 109/S.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 293, Fair Access to Banking Act S. 427, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 S. 695, A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. S. 1323, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 S. 1340, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1671, Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 S. 2226, NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023, Senate Amendment 326, Senate Amendment 326, and Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935 regarding - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S. 2281, Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act S. 2355, Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S. 3087, Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act S. 3441, Terrorism Financing Prevention Act S. 3603, Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 4155, Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4912, Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5242, Saving Privacy Act

H.R. 1122, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 1177, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 H.R. 2743, Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 2891, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2969, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3572, Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4664, FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4766, Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 H.R. 4841, Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 5403, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 5741, Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act H.R. 6307, Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322, End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023 H.R. 7440, Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 H.R. 7965, Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 H.R. 8149, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards H.R. 8266, Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464, Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8822, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin H.R. 9579, Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic (BRIDGE) Digital Assets Act H.J. Res. 109/S.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 293, Fair Access to Banking Act S. 427, Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 S. 695, A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. S. 1323, Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 S. 1340, Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1671, Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 S. 2226, NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023, Senate Amendment 326, Senate Amendment 326, and Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935 regarding - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S. 2281, Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act S. 2355, Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2669, Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 S. 3087, Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act S. 3441, Terrorism Financing Prevention Act S. 3603, Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 4155, Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4912, Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5242, Saving Privacy Act

Issues related to decentralized fi nance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized webapplications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 695 A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect todigital asset transfers. H.R. 5403/ S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 H.R. 2743 Fair Access to Banking Act S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 1323 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2891 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S .Amdt.326 to S. 2226 NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023 S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) NDAA Amendment - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by theSecurities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards. H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024 S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA) S. 4638 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin. S. 4912 Boosting Innovation, Technology and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 H.R. 9579 Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act (BRIDGE Digital Assets Act) S. 5139 Empowering Main Street in America Act S. 5242 Saving Privacy Act H.R. 9758 Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414, Keep Innovation in America Act S. 661, Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 1747, Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S. 3801, CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023 H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act S. 695 A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers. H.R. 5403/ S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023 S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 H.R. 2743 Fair Access to Banking Act S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023 S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023 S. 1323 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 2891 Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023 H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44 S .Amdt.326 to S. 2226 NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023 S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023 (CANSEE) S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) NDAA Amendment - Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology (CLARITY) Act H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024 S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024 H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121" S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards. H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024 S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024 H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA) S. 4638 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin. S. 4912 Boosting Innovation, Technology and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2024 H.R. 9579 Bridging Regulation and Innovation for Digital Global and Electronic Digital Assets Act (BRIDGE Digital Assets Act) S. 5139 Empowering Main Street in America Act S. 5242 Saving Privacy Act H.R. 9758 Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act

Health and function of the listed options industry; Impact of bank regulatory capital rules and requirements on listed options markets; Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 (H.R.7965) as it pertains to the impact on listed options markets.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023; S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023; H.R. 2743/ S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023; H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology Act; H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act; H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024; S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024; H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59; S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414. Keep Innovation in America Act; S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin; H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414. Keep Innovation in America Act; S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023; S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023; H.R. 2743/ S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 1177 / S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023; S. 1323/ H.R. 2891Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023; H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act; H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023; H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act; S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act; H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology Act; H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act; H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024; S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024; H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59; S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin; H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

Health and function of the listed options industry; Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (H.R.4763) as it pertains to options contracts and potential effects on options markets; Impact of bank regulatory capital rules and requirements on listed options markets; Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2024 (H.R.7965) as it pertains to the impact on listed options markets.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE