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New Industry-Friendly Crypto Regulations May Be on the Way

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Congress and federal agencies have continued to back more industry-friendly crypto regulations and appear to be looking for paths forward for new legislation. Under new leadership, the agencies have indicated a willingness to...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2023

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30

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Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30 - On July 13, the FDIC issued a financial institution letter announcing that FDIC-supervised financial institutions are encouraged to...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, April 22, 2023

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April 21, 2023- The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) voted unanimously to issue for public comment a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks. The Council also voted unanimously to issue for...more

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Flurry of Announcements by the Federal Reserve on Crypto Activities

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A flurry of activity on January 27 signaled continued skepticism from the Federal Reserve of crypto-asset-related activities generally and open, public or decentralized networks in particular....more

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Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: January Edition

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Happy New Year! While the holidays hopefully provided a chance to rest and recharge, things have not slowed down in the world of digital asset enforcement. We see a growing dedication of resources by government law...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Heightened Scrutiny: Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement Highlighting Key Crypto Risks

On January 3, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a joint...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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August 30, 2022- The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion providing that the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation does not have the authority to prevent a majority of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W - Making Sense of What's Happening in Crypto

With founders and investors in the Project W community increasingly innovating with and investing in digital assets, we asked Alexandra Barrage, a partner in DWT's Financial Services Practice Group and the leader of Project...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Focus on Fintech: Stablecoins: Some Recent US Regulatory Developments

During the past six months, the US Treasury, the US banking agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have pursued several regulatory or enforcement initiatives...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Federal Regulators Move To Regulate Stablecoins Through Banking Laws Plus New Legislation

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), together with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), released a much-anticipated Report on...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US Financial Regulators Release Much-Anticipated Report on Stablecoins

On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released its much-anticipated Report on Stablecoins (Report). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Stablecoin Market Could Gain from Self-Regulatory Efforts

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In 2021 the market for and interest in stablecoins—digital assets designed to maintain a stable value relative to a national currency—has skyrocketed, increasing over 500% with a market cap of approximately $130 billion. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC: Crypto and DeFi Must Avoid Another Financial Crisis

Michael Hsu, the acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently addressed his remarks to the Blockchain Association drawing similarities between the current growth of cryptocurrencies and...more

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