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

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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

Cozen O'Connor

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

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

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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

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Client Alert: Mandatory CTA Compliance Returns – What You Need to Know

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On February 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted the last remaining nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) previously issued in Smith v. US...more

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Reinstatement of the Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations

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Texas Federal Court Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., has lifted the “pause” on the Corporate...more

Allen Matkins

Bipartisan Support For A CTA Pause And Livy Explains The Inequity Of Student Loan Forgiveness

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As the courts wrestle with various challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act, Congress is also taking an interest.  Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 736 which would allowcompanies formed or registered...more

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Massachusetts Adopts the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act, Joining 25 Other States

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With the passage of H.B. 4840 (the Act), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts becomes the 49th state to regulate domestic money transmission and repeals the existing money transmission law, which solely regulated foreign...more

Jones Day

New York's LLC Transparency Act: What You Need to Know

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On March 1, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a revised version of New York State's LLC Transparency Act, which is modeled on FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Information Rule. Other states are...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

What Businesses Need to Plan for in 2024

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From the shifts in e-commerce litigation to the impending implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, below are some key legal updates that are crucial for businesses to be aware of as 2024 approaches... Originally...more

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What You Need to Know About the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

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Practical Issues for Entity Management - The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is new legislation passed by Congress as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This legislation sets forth uniform beneficial ownership...more

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