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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

White House Releases Report on Digital Asset Market Structure Framework for the U.S.

Yesterday, the White House released a major Report on how digital assets will be regulated in the United States along with a substantial series of recommendations for their near-term future development "to support the...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Reflections on "Crypto Week" and What Comes Next

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"Crypto Week” in the House of Representatives has come and gone—taking place the week of July 14—during which the House voted on three different bills related to cryptocurrency: (1) the GENIUS Act (regulating stablecoins);...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Banking Regulators Clarify Crypto Custody Expectations, Congress Advances Landmark Digital Asset Legislation and Senate Releases...

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In a pivotal week for digital asset policy, federal banking regulators issued long-awaited guidance outlining risk-management expectations for crypto-asset safekeeping activities. The OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC released a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Stablecoin Regulation Takes Effect Under Newly Enacted GENIUS Act

On July 18, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS ACT) was signed into law, creating the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The law prohibits the issuance...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The GENIUS Act: A New Federal Framework for Stablecoin Issuers

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This passage followed a successful cloture vote earlier in May. The bill obtained significant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 67: Stablecoins: The GENIUS Act Explained

FS Vector’s Jackson Mueller sits down with RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to discuss the recently Senate-passed GENIUS Act. They explore the regulatory requirements that would be established under the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Stablecoins: Navigating the Money Transmitter Minefield & Forthcoming Federal Regulatory Frameworks

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As digital assets gain traction across financial markets, stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar—are emerging as a practical medium for capital contributions, settlements, and liquidity...more

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Senate Passes GENIUS Act, Clearing Hurdle for Federal Stablecoin Framework

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The vote marks the first time the U.S. Senate has passed significant digital asset legislation and puts the industry one step closer to regulatory clarity for certain stablecoins....more

Fenwick & West LLP

U.S. Senate Passes the GENIUS Act - Stablecoin Legislation Moves to the House

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On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1582 (GENIUS Act) with bipartisan support (68–30), creating the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoin regulation. This landmark legislation establishes clear...more

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The GENIUS Act Advances in the Senate

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The U.S. Senate’s proposal to regulate stablecoins, known as the GENIUS Act, has successfully cleared a significant procedural hurdle, moving closer to a full floor debate. On May 19, lawmakers voted to invoke cloture on the...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #4

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Digital Asset Companies Announce Strategic Acquisitions - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, a U.S. retail futures trading...more

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FINCast Ep. 40 – 21st Century Financial Warfare: Technology, Economy, & National Security

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With global economic alliances shifting and new threats emerging, will the U.S. maintain its dominance in an increasingly complex world? From cryptocurrency to chips to cyberterrorist threats, the battle for global dominance...more

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Congress Moves Forward on Stablecoin Legislation: The US Senate Banking Committee Approves the GENIUS Act

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On March 13, 2025, the US Senate Banking Committee passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 or “GENIUS Act,” out of committee by a vote of 18-6....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday March 14, 2025

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March 13, 2025- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, legislation that establishes a regulatory...more

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Agrees To Pay More Than $500 Million In Penalties...

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On Monday, February 24, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”), in conjunction with the FBI, announced that a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange (“the Exchange”) pled guilty...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile

Bitcoin and other digital assets now have a welcome home in the United States government. On March 6, President Trump signed an executive order (the March 6 Order) establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Rollback of DeFi Reporting Regs Advances Through Congress

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On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed joint resolution S.J.Res.3, disapproving the DeFi broker reporting regulations Treasury finalized at the end of the Biden Administration. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Competing Stablecoin Bills Reflect Consensus and Divergence on Key Issues

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Stablecoin regulation is a top priority for lawmakers, and three recent proposals reflect differing perspectives on how to achieve regulatory clarity while balancing safety and innovation....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump’s Executive Orders Reshape Federal Rulemaking and Regulation

President Donald Trump recently addressed the new administration’s policies on financial regulations, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and digital assets (i.e., cryptocurrency). Through a series of executive orders (“EO”),...more

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Congress Narrows in on Stablecoin Legislation: An Analysis of the STABLE and GENIUS Acts

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The payment stablecoin (PS) legislative endgame is near. There is a clear imperative from the White House to prioritize stablecoin legislation and preserve the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Both chambers of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Crypto Capital of the Planet, but Without CBDCs

On January 23, President Trump issued an Executive Order and accompanying Fact Sheet intending to promote “United States leadership in digital assets and financial technology while protecting economic liberty.” Entitled...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: A New Era for the Regulation of Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

President Trump campaigned on the promise to make the United States the “crypto capital” of the world. In his first days in office, he took steps to advance that goal, including by signing an executive order designed to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

President Trump issues executive order on digital financial technology

On January 23, the White House issued Executive Order 14178: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology to promote “open access to banking services” and prohibit central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....more

Venable LLP

Dawn of the Crypto Czar: The New Executive Order on Digital Assets

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President Trump issued an executive order last week targeting government regulation of the digital asset industry to support the "responsible growth and use of digital assets." On the campaign trail, Trump promised to make...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 2

Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump Administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more

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