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Updates on Proposed Stablecoin Legislation: the GENIUS Act and the STABLE Act

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As Congress moves to enact comprehensive stablecoin legislation under the Trump administration, both the Senate and the House of Representatives have updated their respective payment stablecoin bills. Our recent Commentary...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - April 2024 #2

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The focus in Web3 law the past few weeks has been on jurisdictional issues when litigating matters involving borderless digital asset transactions. This is expected to be an ongoing issue, as courts work through these...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Ripple is Not a Tidal Wave – the SEC’s Case Against Terraform Labs Provides a Quick Counterpoint to the Recent Ripple Ruling

Just weeks after the novel securities analysis in SEC v. Ripple Labs was handed down by Judge Analisa Torres, a different judge in the Southern District of New York has distinguished the approach taken in Ripple and argued...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Targets Companies Conducting Cryptomining

The SEC recently doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.  Since its inception in 2017, the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit has launched more than 80 investigations resulting in over $2 billion in monetary...more

Alston & Bird

UK Treasury Moves Forward with Plans to Regulate Stablecoins for Payments

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Our Financial Services & Products London Team examines the UK’s foray into the regulation of cryptoassets in its effort to be ‘a global hub’ for crypto-companies....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FDIC Requires Reporting of Crypto-Related Activities

Any Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-supervised institution that is considering engaging in crypto-related activity must now notify the FDIC of its intent and provide all necessary information to create a dialogue...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Regulators Gallop To Cryptocurrency's "Wild West"

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Even enthusiastic participants in the booming cryptocurrency sector have at times described it as having a distinctly “Wild West” feel at this relatively early stage of its development. Lately, though, there has been no...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

The Volkov Law Group

The New York Attorney General’s Office Reaches Settlement with Bitfinex and Tether

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In late February, the New York Attorney General’s office (“NYAG”) settled with Bitfinex and Tether stemming from charges relating to financial mismanagement.  The NYAG alleged that Bitfinex and Tether attempted to cover up...more

Hogan Lovells

HM Treasury consults on UK regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins

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The UK Treasury has issued a consultation on the regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins. It discusses the current regulatory landscape for cryptoassets, puts forward proposals for the extension of the regulatory...more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, October 2020 # 3

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Brexit: HM Treasury update on financial services Brexit statutory instruments HM Treasury has published an update on its work relating to statutory instruments (SIs) laid, or to be laid, under the European Union (Withdrawal)...more

Morgan Lewis - All Things FinReg

OCC Issues Clarification on Stablecoin Custody Services

On the heels of an interpretive letter allowing national banks and federal savings associations (FSAs) to provide cryptocurrency custody services to customers (see our LawFlash), the US Office of the Comptroller of the...more

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