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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; SEC and other Administrative Agencies Seek to Move Finance OnChain, As the President Promises to Make...

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With the GENIUS Act (stablecoins) now signed into law, and the CLARITY Act (market structure) having passed the House and entering active discussion in the Senate, the U.S. federal government’s embrace of digital asset policy...more

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Senate Banking Committee Releases Draft Digital Asset Market Structure Bill and Request for Information

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Since the House passed the CLARITY Act on July 17, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which has oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been busy working on its own version of the U.S. crypto regulatory...more

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Update on Crypto Market Structure Legislation: Senate Banking Draft and CLARITY Act

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The Senate Banking Committee, which has jurisdiction over the SEC, released its long-anticipated digital asset market structure legislation, titled the “Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025.” The Committee’s draft...more

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Crypto CLARITY: The Politics, Policy and Implications of Digital Assets Regulatory Framework Legislation in the 119th Congress

The strong vote in the House for the CLARITY Act sends a clear message to the Senate that there is bipartisan momentum and support for digital asset market structure legislation. However, several obstacles remain. Given the...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: June 20, 2025

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It was a busy two weeks in Congress, as key pieces of digital asset legislation move forward in both the House and Senate. While the stablecoin bill in the Senate looks like it may pass quickly, the overarching market...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: May 8, 2025

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As the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team gears up for Consensus 2025 next week in Toronto — where Stephen Rutenberg, Daniel McAvoy and Jonathan Schmalfeld will be attending — the regulatory momentum in Washington appears to be...more

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Proyecto de ley en Colombia busca regular los activos virtuales

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Se radicó en el Congreso de la República de Colombia un proyecto de ley por medio del cual se busca promover la adopción de la tecnología blockchain en el país, se crea un registro para ciertos proveedores de servicios de...more

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Law Commission Publishes Call for Evidence on Digital Assets and Electronic Trade Documents in Private International Law

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The Law Commission, a U.K. body which makes suggestions for legislative reform, has published a call for evidence on the operation of English private international law (conflicts of law rules) in relation to digital assets...more

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CryptoLink - February 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce the Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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Legislation Targets Unhosted Wallets, Validators and Digital Asset ATMs - On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the...more

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U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Introduce Competing Crypto Regulation Bills

On July 12, 2023,  U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) proposed a revised version of their previously introduced crypto regulation bill to create better safeguards for the crypto industry...more

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Digital Asset Market Structure Bill Seeks to Fill US Regulatory Gaps

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The proposed bill sets forth a comprehensive framework for the digital asset ecosystem by bridging regulatory gaps, promoting innovation, and protecting consumers. On June 2, 2023, Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House...more

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New Crypto and NFT Products Launch; Proposed Crypto Legislation Published; Crypto Enforcement Actions Continue; Wallet Provider...

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New Products Launch for Crypto Futures, Wallets, Stablecoins and Settlement - According to a recent press release, a leading global options exchange has received the necessary approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures...more

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New York Attorney General Proposes Stringent Crypto Bill

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The CRPTO Act is intended to increase transparency and consumer protections, and reduce conflicts of interest, through heightened disclosures and penalties. On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James...more

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Crypto Currently: New York Attorney General James Proposes Landmark Digital Asset Law

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On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark legislative proposal—titled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act (hereinafter, the Proposal)—to tighten regulations...more

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BVI to Introduce the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act

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The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is proposing to introduce virtual assets service provider (“VASP”) legislation and has recently circulated a draft bill in the form of the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (the...more

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Proposed bipartisan legislation aims to clarify the crypto regulatory landscape

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R- WY) introduced new proposed legislation on June 7, 2022, which would classify the vast majority of digital assets as commodities, and empower the Commodities Futures...more

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New US Digital Assets Bill Casts Wide Net

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An ambitious proposal could bring digital assets into the mainstream regulatory fold. During an eventful summer for the digital assets industry, it may have been easy to miss US Representative Don Beyer’s introduction of the...more

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