On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released its report titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Report”), which outlines the United States’...more
8/11/2025
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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first U.S. statutory federal regulatory framework for payment...more
7/23/2025
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The GENIUS Act
On May 29, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a statement concluding that certain proof-of-stake blockchain “staking” activities do not involve the offer or sale of “securities”...more
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a Staff statement providing guidance on how existing disclosure requirements apply to offerings and registrations of crypto asset...more
On April 4, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) issued a statement concluding that a narrow class of USD-backed, fully reserved, non-yield-bearing stablecoins (“Covered Stablecoins”) do...more
4/9/2025
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On May 22, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives (the “House”) passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (“FIT21” or the “Bill”) with bipartisan support by a vote of 279-136. FIT21 provides for...more
6/3/2024
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On October 13, 2023, California enacted two bills that significantly expand the regulation of virtual currency-related activities in California:
Assembly Bill 39 (AB 39), known as the California Digital Financial Assets...more
11/15/2023
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The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a long-awaited Report on Stablecoins on November 1, 2021.
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