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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -

New Federal Regulatory Regime Provides Foundation for Financial Institutions to be Stablecoin Issuers and Accept Cryptocurrency...

Buchalter on 8/5/2025

There has been a flurry of activity in Congress and the White House to liberalize and encourage the development of cryptocurrency as a payment method, including creating a legal regime for depository and non-depository...more

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

Cozen O'Connor on 7/22/2025

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

Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/24/2025

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

Stablecoins: Navigating the Money Transmitter Minefield & Forthcoming Federal Regulatory Frameworks

Cozen O'Connor on 6/24/2025

As digital assets gain traction across financial markets, stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar—are emerging as a practical medium for capital contributions, settlements, and liquidity...more

The Future of Payments: US Stablecoin Legislation Takes Shape

Morgan Lewis on 6/12/2025

The US Congress is advancing legislation to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the US Senate’s GENIUS Act of 2025 at the forefront. The bill outlines requirements for permitted issuers, redemption...more

Client Alert: The GENIUS Act: A Compliance Roadmap for Stablecoin Issuers in 2025

Whiteford on 6/3/2025

In April 2025, the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a landmark bill introduced by Senator Bill Hagerty to regulate the $180 billion...more

Agencies Ease Crypto Scrutiny as White House Advances its Digital Assets Policy

DLA Piper on 3/13/2025

Actions come as Trump Administration hosts digital asset summit, creates bitcoin reserve, and pushes stablecoin legislation - Recent actions by federal agencies and the White House could herald a sea change in US policy...more

Congress Narrows in on Stablecoin Legislation: An Analysis of the STABLE and GENIUS Acts

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/13/2025

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

Trump Administration’s Early Actions on Digital Assets

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 2/5/2025

In the early days of the second Trump administration, the federal government has signaled a full-scale change in approach to digital assets. Gary Gensler is no longer the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

What’s in Your (Crypto) Wallet? Trump’s Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology

Perkins Coie on 2/3/2025

Last week, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (EO), establishing the administration’s policy to promote digital asset technologies and the...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #4

BakerHostetler on 9/30/2024

Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New Crypto Adoption Data Published - According to a recent press release, a well-known U.S. payments and financial technology company announced that it will allow its United States...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024 #4

BakerHostetler on 8/26/2024

Financial Firms Announce Crypto Initiatives, Stablecoin Growth Continues - A major U.S. crypto investment company recently announced the launch of its Avalanche Trust, which “offers investors the opportunity to gain...more

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