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GENIUS Act Ushers in New Era for US Stablecoin Regulation and Digital Asset Leadership

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On July 18, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, marking a significant development in the regulation of digital assets and stablecoins in the United States....more

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Passage of the GENIUS Act: A Turning Point in Stablecoin and Digital Asset Regulation

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President Donald J. Trump has signed into law the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025), establishing the first comprehensive federal framework for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC’s new comptroller of the currency is Jonathan Gould

On July 15, the OCC announced that Jonathan V. Gould has taken office as the 32nd comptroller of the currency, following his nomination by President Donald J. Trump on February 11 and confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July...more

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No Consensus: Pros and Cons of a Strategic Digital Asset Reserve

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With bitcoin hitting its all-time high of $112,000 in May 2025, and President Trump’s ongoing vocal support for cryptocurrency, it is worth examining the establishment of a strategic digital asset reserve. Executive Order...more

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Mexico Creates Specialized General Agency on Criminal Organizations

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Mexico's Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) published a decree to reform and add provisions to the Internal Regulations of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), establishing the...more

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CFPB Director Nominee to Move to Treasury Finance Role

On May 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance. McKernan had been awaiting Senate confirmation to lead the...more

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Trump Administration to withdraw McKernan’s nomination to serve as CFPB Director

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President Trump will withdraw Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as CFPB Director, as he nominates him as the Treasury Department’s Undersecretary of Domestic Policy, the New York Times and Law360 reported....more

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Trump to nominate CFPB nominee to Treasury Department position

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 9 that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan, his nominee to head the CFPB, as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at Treasury....more

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Trump and Congress Nullify IRS Reporting Rule for Digital Assets

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The federal rule that would have required crypto platforms to report users’ transactions to the IRS has officially been scrapped. President Trump signed a joint congressional resolution overturning the so-called DeFi...more

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White House Establishes a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile: What It Is and What It Implies

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On March 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized by Government BTC and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile capitalized by other crypto assets. Creating the Strategic...more

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GO DIGITAL OR GO HOME! Trump’s Executive Order to Eliminate Paper Checks To/From Federal Agencies

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On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order that will fundamentally change how the United States Treasury Department handles payments. Effective September 30, 2025, the Treasury will cease...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Reg Reform Update – Financial Regulations To Be Clarified or Repealed

While tariff policy has captured headlines, four recent regulatory reform policy developments are nevertheless significant for the financial services industry. These developments are tied to increasing presidential control...more

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No Check, Please! Trump Orders US Treasury Department to Go Digital-Only

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The federal government is putting paper checks on notice. In an Executive Order (EO) signed on March 25, President Trump directed the Department of the Treasury to stop issuing — and accepting — paper checks for nearly all...more

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Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US...

The episode opens with Andrew Fei discussing recent US crypto regulatory developments. Then, Henri Arslanian, a leading voice in global crypto circles, shares his insights on the Trump administration’s decision to establish a...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2025 # 2

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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

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Taps Rodney E. Hood to Lead the OCC

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On February 10, 2025, Rodney E. Hood, the former Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”), assumed the role of First Deputy Comptroller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”). By...more

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Treasury Secretary Bessent to Appoint Rodney E. Hood as First Deputy Comptroller of the OCC

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On February 7, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that he will appoint Rodney E. Hood as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him as the First Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

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CFPB ordered to pause work and congressional Democrats react

On January 31, the CFPB announced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Acting Director. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Bessent sent an email instructing all CFPB staff to pause immediately any new rulemaking,...more

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent designated as Acting Director of the CFPB

On January 31, President Trump removed Rohit Chopra as director of the CFPB and announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as Acting Director. In Chopra’s termination announcement, posted on social media, he...more

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New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Expands Freeze to All CFPB Activities; CFPB Office Closes

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We previously reported that Treasury Secretary Bessent was named as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and he subsequently ordered the CFPB staff to halt several activities. However, the...more

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The Trump Administration Signals Significant Changes to CFPB's January 2025 Initiatives

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Many have been left wondering whether there will be material changes by the Trump administration to the recently released proposed and final rules, policy statements and requests for public comments on various initiatives by...more

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Appointed as Acting CFPB Director

On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donal Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB. In a brief statement, Bessent expressed his commitment to advancing the administration’s agenda to...more

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Chopra Out. Bessent In (for Now). What’s Next at the CFPB?

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As expected, the Trump administration formally terminated CFPB director Rohit Chopra over the weekend. And also as expected, President Trump used the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to appoint an acting CFPB Director—Treasury...more

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Rohit Chopra Out, Scott Bessent In (Temporarily) at the CFPB

In a familiar move, President Donald Trump has designated the current head of another executive agency, this time newly sworn in Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent to simultaneously lead the Consumer...more

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Trump Signs Executive Order Outlining Pro-Crypto Policy

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In one of many executive orders issued by President Trump during his first few days in office, the president has affirmed his campaign promises regarding digital assets and blockchain technology with his order “Strengthening...more

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