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Today, President Donald Trump signs into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the...more
Crypto policy continues to be a hot topic in the nation’s Capitol ahead of the July 4 holiday. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) and Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced that the...more
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”) establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of...more
The U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act or GENIUS Act (S.1582) (the Act) in a 68-30 bipartisan vote on June 17, 2025. The GENIUS Act would provide a clear regulatory...more
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. If enacted, the bill would establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins...more
The Senate passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support, marking a significant step forward in advancing stablecoin legislation. Legislative action on stablecoins will now move to the House of Representatives. The House...more
The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins - On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural obstacles to consider the GENIUS Act on the Senate floor. Originally introduced on Feb. 4, by Senator Bill Hagerty,...more
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
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
While the House and Senate were out of session for the last two weeks, federal financial regulators and legislators took a wide range of actions impacting the future of digital asset policy. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
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
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for the financial and crypto sectors, with developments on Capitol Hill and from key regulatory agencies. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Michelle Bowman as the...more
On March 14, 2025, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland declined to grant a temporary injunction to the City of Baltimore and the Economic Action Maryland Fund. The plaintiffs had requested an...more
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
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
President Trump's recent executive order "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology" promoted the development of dollar-backed stablecoins as official U.S. policy. To facilitate this policy, Congress...more
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
On February 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to reduce the power of federal independent agencies by bringing them under the purview of the White House. The Executive Order provides that it applies...more
Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more
Last week, both chambers of Congress presented drafts of legislation intent on regulating payment stablecoins. The GENIUS Act, presented by Sens. Tim Scott, Bill Hagerty, Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, arrived on...more
On February 12, Fed Member Christopher Waller spoke at a stablecoin conference. He emphasized stablecoins must demonstrate both a “clear use case and … a clear commercial case to be economically viable.” (Italics omitted.) A...more
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
With its pro-crypto stance and urgent posture, the executive order promises to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.” On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued a highly anticipated executive order on digital...more