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Cryptocurrency Proposed Legislation Banking Sector

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Plan To Authorize and Regulate Stablecoins Could Soon Become US Law

Key Points - - On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed, with a 68-30 vote, legislation that would authorize and regulate the issuance of stablecoins. Referred to as the GENIUS Act, the bipartisan bill must be passed by...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill

On May 20, the U.S. Senate voted 66-32 to move forward with the Guardrails and Enforcement for Neutral Issuers of United States Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act (the “Act”), pushing the stablecoin bill past a major procedural hurdle....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Regulatory Priorities Spring Into Focus, April 2025 - Stablecoin Bills Moving to the Floor of the Senate and the House

As of Wednesday, stablecoin bills in the House and the Senate have been voted out of committee and moved onto the floor of each house for a full vote....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Senate Moves To End "Operation Choke Point" De-Banking With New Bill—But More Protections Are Needed

Following a key hearing in February, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) is seeking to protect financial freedom with the introduction of the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act. The...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Crypto Regulatory Roundup - Q1 2025

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Since President Trump’s inauguration, the crypto industry has been on a tear. And no, this time, we’re not just talking about the price of Bitcoin. In the past two months, Washington D.C. has taken a deliberate interest in...more

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Congress Crypto Updates

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Over the past few weeks, Congress has focused on digital asset regulations through various hearings and press conferences. Committees held key hearings to seek regulatory clarity, proposed new legislation and created a...more

Jones Day

All Talk, No Action? The Fintech Regulatory Plot Thickens

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Jones Day's new Of Counsel Nathan Brownback and Partner Josh Sterling discuss recent developments in the U.S. legal landscape for fintech, including the bipartisan Stabenow-Boozman bill, designed to regulate digital assets....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Responsible Financial Innovation Act Offers Clarity, Safeguards for Digital Assets - Banking and Payment Stablecoins

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The RFIA could make it easier for fintechs dealing in digital assets and stablecoins to access Federal Reserve bank services. Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which was...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Regulating Israeli Banks’ Provision of Services to Licensed Cryptocurrency Service-Providers

The Bank of Israel is proposing to regulate the provision of services to licensed cryptocurrency service providers (i.e., exchange platforms). The purpose of the proposal is to ensure banks are not able to sweepingly refuse...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: May 2021

Court Rules that Debt Collector Violated FDCPA with Communication to Dunning Vendor - A federal appellate court has recently ruled that a debt collector violated certain privacy requirements under the federal Fair Debt...more

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