The U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act or GENIUS Act (S.1582) (the Act) in a 68-30 bipartisan vote on June 17, 2025. The GENIUS Act would provide a clear regulatory...more
6/27/2025
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New York Resident Indicted for Duping Investors with Fake ICO Scam -
On November 6, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a wire fraud charge...more
11/15/2019
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Texas Clarifies that Stablecoins Backed by Sovereign Currency Qualify as “Money” Under Money Transmission Statute -
The Texas Department of Banking recently issued a Supervisory...more
1/15/2019
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