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The GENIUS Act: What Is It and What’s Next?

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On June 17, the U.S. Senate voted 68-30 to pass S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, known as the GENIUS Act (the Act). This represents a landmark effort by the U.S. Congress to...more

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The GENIUS Act Advances in the Senate

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The U.S. Senate’s proposal to regulate stablecoins, known as the GENIUS Act, has successfully cleared a significant procedural hurdle, moving closer to a full floor debate. On May 19, lawmakers voted to invoke cloture on the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Congress Getting in on Barbenheimer Action, Goes for Crypto Tax Double Feature

Recent legislative action suggests that Congress is eager to resolve many unanswered crypto tax issues.  On July 11, 2023, Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo released an open letter to the “members of the digital asset...more

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New York Attorney General Proposes Comprehensive and Restrictive Digital Assets Bill

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New York Attorney General Letitia James introduced on May 5, 2023 a proposed bill that, if enacted, would significantly tighten regulation over digital asset market participants and exchanges. While the New York State...more

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Recent Legislative Proposals and IRS Guidance on the Taxation of Digital Assets

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This blog post summarizes recent federal bills that have been introduced (but not yet passed), proposals by the Biden Administration, and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the taxation of digital...more

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New Jersey Legislation to Regulate Virtual Currencies Likely to Become Law

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Overview - New Jersey is positioned to adopt seminal legislation that is sure to alter the regulatory dynamic for cryptocurrency-focused businesses that operate within the state. The Digital Asset and Blockchain...more

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BVI to Introduce the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act

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The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is proposing to introduce virtual assets service provider (“VASP”) legislation and has recently circulated a draft bill in the form of the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Mini-Me Crypto Tax Legislation

Bipartisan crypto legislation was introduced by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on July 26, 2022. If enacted, the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act would exclude from gross income gain on certain de...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Crypto Industry Is Talking Tax, and the Senate Is Listening

On June 7, 2022, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (the “Act”), a comprehensive legislative scheme for the regulation of...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

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Congress and the IRS Make Moves to Improve Taxpayer Compliance for Cryptocurrency Transactions

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, testifying before Congress in April 2021, estimated the gap between taxes owed and taxes collected in the United States to be close to $1 trillion....more

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Biden Administration Proposals Will Greatly Enhance IRS’ Ability to Identify Cryptocurrency Transactions

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The Biden Administration and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continue to focus heavily on cryptocurrency tax enforcement issues. On May 20, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the American Families...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.12.2019 | Top Story: Fed Holds Rates Steady And Looks to Stay There

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As expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday while also signaling that “they would wait to see how the economy fared before making another move”....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Effort to Exempt Crypto Currency from Certain SEC, Tax and Other Regulatory Burdens

A new bill, the Token Taxonomy Act was introduced to congress to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security, to direct the Securities...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - April 2019 #2

The New York State Department of Financial Services cancelled the temporary authority of a major cryptocurrency exchange to operate in New York, saying its failure to meet anti-money laundering, AML compliance officer quality...more

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Congress Seeks to Add Formal Definitions to "Blockchain" and "Digital Token"

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As the 116th Congress continues its work in the first session, several new and revived bills have been introduced concerning blockchain and cryptocurrencies. ...more

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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

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

A Taxonomy of the Proposed Token Taxonomy Act

On December 20, 2018, a bipartisan pair of Congressmen, Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Darren Soto (D-FL), introduced bill H.R. 7356 to enact the Token Taxonomy Act (the “Act”). The Act proposes several amendments to federal...more

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Legislative Update: Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Business Act

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Last October, the Uniform Law Commission released the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Business Act (VCBA), which sets forth extensive requirements applicable to persons or entities who engage in virtual currency...more

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The VAT treatment of cryptocurrencies

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Although no VAT will be levied on any cryptocurrency, the income tax treatment of cryptocurrencies must be considered separately. New draft tax legislation was released by National Treasury on 16 July 2018 for comment. A...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

A New Legislative Framework for ICOs in France

The regulatory focus on initial coin offerings (ICOs) has not diminished since our last client alert where we mentioned that the public consultation of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) proposed to develop an ad...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Four Blockchain Technology Bills Proposed by New York Assemblyman

New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel has introduced proposals in the state legislature for four laws which, if passed, could transform how the State of New York interacts with and views blockchain technology. The first...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Nationwide, State Legislators Push Blockchain-friendly Legislation

As previously reported, state legislatures throughout the country continue to propose legislation designed to facilitate the use of blockchain-based technology by businesses within their states....more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

State-Level Legislation Anticipates Wide-Spread Business Use of Blockchain

On a daily basis, companies are announcing new developments on the adoption of blockchain in core business operations. However, many of these use cases present unique legal issues. In order to provide some clarity on some of...more

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Uniform Act to Regulate Virtual Currency Businesses Ready for State Adoption

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A new proposed law to create a statutory framework for regulating persons engaging in virtual-currency business activity, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act (URVCBA), has been approved by the Uniform...more

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