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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - July 31, 2025

The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, established by Executive Order 14178 under President Donald Trump, has released a comprehensive report outlining a strategy to establish the United States as the global...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Update on 2025 U.S. Stablecoin Legislation

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In July 2025, the U.S. Congress advanced a landmark package of legislative measures aimed at establishing a comprehensive federal framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. ...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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 7, July 2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. What does the US GENIUS Act Mean for Stablecoins? “The White House categorically states it is a historic piece of legislation...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Payment Stablecoins Get "Smart" (or GENIUS-like)

Congress recently passed the first significant federal legislation recognizing the apparent enduring presence of payment stablecoins in the US financial and consumer markets. President Donald Trump signed into law on July 18,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, July 2025 #3

Speaker Johnson Kicks Off Discussions for Reconciliation 2.0: House Republicans are laying the groundwork for a second reconciliation bill this fall that aims in part to revive key provisions excluded from the One, Big,...more

Snell & Wilmer

GENIUS Act and a New Digital Asset Era

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In a landmark move, President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This bipartisan bill establishes the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoin...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The GENIUS Act: US law for payment stablecoins

The first piece of major US federal legislation in the global digital assets space was signed into law on July 18, 2025, by President Trump.1 Declared by President Trump as positioning the United States to be the “crypto...more

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The GENIUS Act Ushers in a New Era for Stablecoin Regulation

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On July 17, 2025, Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act” or “Act”) – a landmark piece of legislation that received bipartisan support and was signed into law by...more

Hogan Lovells

Crypto week in the U.S. House of Representatives: The GENIUS Act and the push for regulatory clarity

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Following the week of July 14, 2025 – labelled as “Crypto Week” by the U.S. House of Representatives – the United States has witnessed significant developments in its digital asset regulatory framework, including the signing...more

TransPerfect Legal

Saudi Arabia’s Global AI Hub Law: A New Model for Digital Sovereignty in the GCC

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Saudi Arabia has taken a bold and strategic step forward with the introduction of the draft Global AI Hub Law, designed by the Communication, Space & Technology Commission (CST). This pioneering legal framework is part of the...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – July 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

Stinson LLP

Payment Stablecoin Regulatory Framework Established as GENIUS Act Signed Into Law

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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) was recently signed into law by President Trump, establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and their issuers. The...more

Alston & Bird

GENIUS Act Establishes Federal Regulatory Oversight of Global Stablecoin Industry

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Teams examine how the GENIUS Act’s framework for stablecoin issuers will impact the cryptocurrency sector....more

BakerHostetler

A New Era for the Stablecoin Industry: The GENIUS Act

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On Friday, July 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law historic legislation to establish a legal framework for the payment stablecoin industry in the United States, S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National...more

Jones Day

Stablecoins: Revolutionizing Global Finance?

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Following the recent focus on two major regulatory frameworks—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (known as the GENIUS Act) in the United States, and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the...more

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The GENIUS Act: Stablecoin Regulation Enters the Federal Framework

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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the Guaranteed Essential National Infrastructure for U.S. Act (the “GENIUS Act”) into law, marking the first comprehensive U.S. federal regulatory framework for payment 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

DLA Piper

Stablecoins and the Genius Act: What You Need to Know

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On July 17, 2025, the US Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (Genius Act or Act) by 308–122 vote, a landmark piece of legislation establishing the first federal regulatory...more

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Bill: Key Amendments and Next Steps Following Legislative Passage

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On 21 May 2025, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the much-anticipated Stablecoins Bill (“Bill”), now citable as the Stablecoins Ordinance (“Ordinance”), marking a significant milestone in the city’s ambition to become...more

King & Spalding

Stablecoin Legislation Has Left The Stable

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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act”). The legislation, which creates a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Senate Banking Committee Releases Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft and Request for Information

Coming on the heels of the House's passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 ("Clarity Act") with strong bipartisan support, the Senate Banking Committee released its initial discussion draft for crypto market...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The GENIUS Act of 2025 Stablecoin Legislation Adopted in the US

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On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act), legislation that establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Stablecoin Framework Signed into Law

On July 18, 2025, the President signed the GENIUS Act into law, setting clear rules for who can issue payment stablecoins in the U.S. Only permitted issuers and registered foreign issuers are allowed, and they must follow...more

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