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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – June 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - June 19, 2025

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On June 17, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act (Act), which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, would establish federal guardrails and a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Specifically, the Act...more

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CLARITY and GENIUS Acts Advance, SEC DeFi Roundtable and OCC Agenda Drive Policy Momentum

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The digital asset policy landscape developed on multiple fronts this week. The House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees voted to advance the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan proposal to establish a regulatory framework...more

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Congress Introduces CLARITY Act to Establish Digital Asset Regulatory Framework

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U.S. House lawmakers introduced the bipartisan CLARITY Act of 2025 proposing a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets that would delineate agencies' oversight roles, establish a provisional registration regime...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2025 Digital Asset Developments - Navigating Change: First 100 Days Under the Trump Administration

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We are pleased to share with you our latest publication, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days under the Trump Administration,” authored by our Digital Assets + Blockchain team. This retrospective examines the pivotal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

House Bill on Digital Asset Market Structure Would Significantly Change SEC’s Jurisdiction

On May 5, 2025, several House committees jointly released a discussion draft of a bill to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Notably, this proposed Act would clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the...more

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Crypto Regulatory Framework Begins to Take Shape in Congress

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The discussion draft of a new crypto market infrastructure bill proposes a new regulatory framework based on shared jurisdiction between the CFTC and SEC, expanded CFTC authority, and new SEC exemptions for token sales and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - April 30, 2025

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NEW YORK—Mayor Adams, CTO Announce City’s First Crypto Summit- New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser will host New York City’s first Crypto Summit next month, bringing together...more

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Proyecto de ley en Colombia busca regular los activos virtuales

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Se radicó en el Congreso de la República de Colombia un proyecto de ley por medio del cual se busca promover la adopción de la tecnología blockchain en el país, se crea un registro para ciertos proveedores de servicios de...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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

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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

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: May 2024 #2

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The week of May 19-25 was the most promising for the regulation of blockchain technology in the United States in a very long time. Polsinelli’s Blockchain+ team delayed the publication of this Bi-Weekly update by a week to...more

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US Senators Introduce Comprehensive Stablecoin Bill

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The bipartisan bill seeks to foster innovation and promote US dollar dominance while protecting consumers and mitigating illicit finance risks. On April 17, 2024, US Senators Cynthia Lummis from the Senate Banking...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #4

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Stablecoin, Wallet Products Launch; German Bank Launches Crypto Services - Circle, a global fintech firm and issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has announced new smart contract functionality to allow holders of BUIDL, a...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - October 2023

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

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Proposed Digital Asset Market Structure Bill Could Give Regulatory Clarity; But is it the Regulatory Clarity the Industry Wants?

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The Digital Asset Market Structure “(DAMS”) discussion draft bill attempts to provide regulatory clarity on crucial blockchain industry issues. These issues include when a blockchain is legally considered decentralized, the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Responsible Financial Innovation Act Offers Clarity, Safeguards for Digital Assets - Banking and Payment Stablecoins

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The RFIA could make it easier for fintechs dealing in digital assets and stablecoins to access Federal Reserve bank services. Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which was...more

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Responsible Financial Innovation Act Offers Clarity, Safeguards for Digital Assets

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The Responsible Financial Innovation Act is the most wide-ranging crypto bill yet. On June 10, 2022, US Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) from the Senate Banking Committee and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) from the Senate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Fintech Leader’s Thoughts on the North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Act

As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more

Burr & Forman

Congress Considering New Blockchain, FinTech Legislation

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This term, Congress is set to consider several bills—each with bipartisan sponsorship—targeting the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and fintech. ...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - July 2018 #3

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - New York Stock Exchange Owner to Offer New Ways to Invest in Digital Assets - On August 3, the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange,...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #2

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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

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - March 2016 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update - We love this annual guide to the startup scene in Boston, authored by a seed VC and featuring...more

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