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The GENIUS Act: What Is It and What’s Next?

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On June 17, the U.S. Senate voted 68-30 to pass S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, known as the GENIUS Act (the Act). This represents a landmark effort by the U.S. Congress to...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - July 2024 #2

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US Stablecoin Companies Achieve Licenses, Avoid SEC Enforcement Action - According to a recent press release, Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, announced that it is now the “first global stablecoin issuer to achieve...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Groundbreaking and Informative – CFTC’s KuCoin Complaint

On March 26, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) for injunctive and other relief against...more

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OCC Highlights Risks Associated with Compliance Staffing Concerns, Russia Sanctions, Environmental Crimes, Cyber Attacks and...

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On June 23, 2022, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semiannual Risk Perspective (SRP) for spring 2022. In the SRP, the OCC opines on its current safety and soundness concerns for banks under...more

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Money laundering concerns prompt consultation on regulation of virtual asset service providers in Hong Kong

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(i) a licensing regime for virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong, including anti-money laundering obligations; (ii) a two-tier registration regime for dealers in precious metals and stones; and...more

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DOJ Cyber-Digital Task Force Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

Building off a 2018 alert outlining cyber threats generally, and following the federal indictment for money laundering of the founders of the offshore cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, on Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of...more

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