News & Analysis as of

Banking Sector Blockchain Today's Popular Updates

Paul Hastings LLP

The GENIUS Act: A Comprehensive Guide to US Stablecoin Regulation

Paul Hastings LLP on

Today marks a historic milestone in U.S. digital asset policy. The President signed the GENIUS Act into law following its bipartisan passage by 308-122 in the House on July 17 and 68-30 in the Senate on June 17. The GENIUS...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #5

BakerHostetler on

In a recent press release, Custodial Bank and Vantage Bank announced “America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain.” According to the press release, “[t]he banks collaborated on the mint, transfer and...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025 #3

BakerHostetler on

New Blockchain Networks, Applications and Integrations Launch - The software company that developed the protocol for the world’s largest decentralized exchange (DEX) recently announced the launch of Unichain, an Ethereum...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q3 2024

In this issue of Wilson Sonsini's Focus on Fintech, our attorneys discuss updates and developments from federal regulators, including those related to bank-fintech partnerships, cryptocurrency and virtual currency updates,...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - December 2024

BakerHostetler on

New Crypto Products Announced by Financial Services Firms, Exchanges, DEXs - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has integrated a major mobile payments application into its Onramp tool to enable...more

Hogan Lovells

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets and Blockchain, November 2024

Hogan Lovells on

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes her first Mansion House speech and HM Treasury publishes the National Payments Vision, indicating a focus on economic growth...more

Hogan Lovells

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, September 2024

Hogan Lovells on

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Payment Systems Regulator publishing a policy statement on directing APP scams reimbursement for CHAPS payments and final guidance on distinguishing between APP...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on

According to recent reports, two U.S. multinational financial technology companies have integrated Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a decentralized naming system built on the Ethereum blockchain, into their payment platforms....more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog with Client Alert - August 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on

Crypto Offerings Launch by Major Investment Bank, Asset Manager and Insurer - According to a recent report, a major multinational investment bank and financial services firm is now allowing its investment advisors to pitch...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive Into Cryptocurrency and its Risks to Investors and the Banking System, with...

Ballard Spahr LLP on

After discussing what fluctuating- value cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are, their differences, and their primary uses and risks, we discuss the factors that led to the crypto boom and crash of 2020-22. We then look at the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: FinTech and International Law - June 6th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and International Law. This webinar will provide an overview of recent developments and the legal framework for companies operating in FinTech -...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New European Fintech Regulations Affecting ICT Providers

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

Both the EU and the UK are taking steps to enhance the rules in the financial services sector to add a new layer of direct regulation for key technology providers to banks and other regulated financial services institutions –...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] State of Crypto Market in Argentina and Lessons from the US and Europe - September 21st, 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET

Hogan Lovells on

Blockchain technology, decentralized finance, and new forms of cryptoassets have a transformational impact on the financial market as we know it. Despite early adoption of cryptocurrencies in Argentina, its central bank is...more

A&O Shearman

Fed Imposes New Roadblock on Banks’ Crypto Activities

A&O Shearman on

Today, the Fed announced a new procedural requirement for banks seeking to engage in crypto activities. Going forward, a bank must provide formal notice to its lead supervisory contact at the Fed “prior to engaging in any...more

Alston & Bird

U.S. Government Steps Up Its Enforcement in the Digital Assets Space

Alston & Bird on

Our Blockchain & Digital Assets Team offers a snapshot sample of significant recent developments by a panoply of federal agencies and departments that represent the expanding array of enforcement tools used by federal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

NY Department of Financial Services Outlines How Blockchain Analytics Should Be Used for Compliance

On April 28, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued guidance on the use of blockchain analytics for virtual currency businesses licensed under 23 NYCRR part 200 (also known as a BitLicense) or...more

Goodwin

Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit

Goodwin on

IN THIS ISSUE - Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] 2022 FinTech Investment Trends - February 24th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT

McDermott Will & Emery on

We invite you to attend our 2022 FinTech Investment Trends virtual panel discussion. Jointly hosted with Canary Wharf Group’s FinTech community, Level39, this event will explore the latest trends impacting the FinTech sector...more

BakerHostetler

Financial Firms Plan Decentralized Exchange, Launch Digital Bond; NFTs Launch in Sports, Fashion; Blockchain Tracing Solutions...

BakerHostetler on

US and Swiss Financial Firms Announce Decentralized Exchange, Digital Bond - A major U.S. fintech and digital payments company recently released a white paper detailing tbDEX, a new decentralized protocol for exchanging...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Bank Regulators Focus on Crypto Assets and Blockchain Activities

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Agencies Issue “Crypto Asset Roadmap” for 2022 Guidance, and OCC Confirms Prior Interpretive Letters on Crypto – So Long as Supervisory Regulators Do Not Object - The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System...more

Perkins Coie

Fintech Legal Report - August 2021

Perkins Coie on

Senators Inquire about CFPB’s Fintech Agenda - On July 27, 2021, Senator Sherrod Brown, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Fintech Leader’s Thoughts on the North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act

As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Financial Products Announced, MIT Seeks to Improve Bitcoin Codebase, SEC Addresses Digital Assets, DeFi Hacks Continue,...

BakerHostetler on

Crypto Firms Launch New Services, MIT Seeks to Improve Bitcoin Codebase - A San Francisco-based cryptocurrency custody firm successfully completed an $80 million funding round, following its recent procurement of a federal...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Restructuring Webinar Series - Cryptocurrency financial fraud - February 11th, 2:00 pm EST

This panel will discuss fraud in the crypto space, including but not limited to origination, transfers, tracking, tracing, and other blockchain-related issues....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Throughout 2020, cryptocurrencies experienced incremental progress towards the mainstream as institutional investors and financial institutions made positive statements about the nascent asset class, an increasing number of...more

55 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide