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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
A few months ago, in our client alert titled “Mr. Bitcoin Goes to Washington,” we discussed the cryptocurrency industry’s significant political resurgence in the wake of the 2024 election. We not only forecasted a more...more
Trump Administration AI and Crypto Special Advisor David Sacks focused on stablecoin legislation and a potential crypto regulatory framework during a press conference on February 4. Sacks led the conference and was followed...more
This week, Congress wrapped up its final session of the 118th Congress. Crypto legislation in the next Congress will likely be based on the bills introduced in the prior session, but we might see some significant changes to...more
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
A shrinking legislative calendar and the fallout from November’s election results – no matter which party gains the upper hand in the battle for control of Congress – are likely to doom lawmakers’ efforts to pass...more
The Senate has yet to take action on the 21st Century Act (FIT21) (H.R.4763) which passed the House by a comfortable margin of 279-136 on May 22, 2024. FIT21 is a proposed landmark piece of legislation that would enact a...more
On July 12, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican senator from Wyoming who sits on the Agriculture Committee, joined...more
Crypto Payment Initiatives Announced in Stablecoins, Lightning Network, Mining - Late last week, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) announced that it had selected a major U.S. bank as a primary custodian for USDC reserves....more
Ailing e-truck startup Lordstown Motors found itself facing more challenges on Monday, as founder & CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez resigned “after an investigation by the company’s board,” just weeks after the...more
U.S. Developments - Legislation - Congress Members Propose Legislation Aimed at Better Clarifying Digital Asset Regulation - House Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced legislation...more
Two United States congressmen introduced legislation in late December that would exclude certain digital currencies from being defined as securities – a bill that, if enacted, may finally provide the cryptocurrency industry...more
Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more