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New White House Report Outlines U.S. Policy for Digital Assets

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President Trump's "Working Group on Digital Asset Markets" recently released a report with a strategic roadmap to advance American leadership in digital financial technology....more

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SEC’s “Project Crypto:” A Step Toward On-Chain Financial Markets

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On July 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins (Chair Atkins) presented “Project Crypto,” an initiative aimed at positioning the U.S. as the global leader in the digital finance world. In his...more

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Senate Banking Committee Releases Draft Digital Asset Market Structure Bill and Request for Information

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Since the House passed the CLARITY Act on July 17, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which has oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been busy working on its own version of the U.S. crypto regulatory...more

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FinCEN Announces Intention to Postpone Effective Date of Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt...

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FinCEN will work through the rulemaking process to formally extend the IA AML Rule effective date and intends to provide the IA sector with regulatory certainty by issuing appropriate exemptive relief delaying the effective...more

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Reform of the EU Securitisation Framework—Part 2: Proposed Definitions of "Public" and "Private" Securitisations

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On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more

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Mansion House: Leeds Reforms

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HM Treasury has published a press release confirming a significant package of measures aimed at making the UK the prime destination for financial services by 2035, referred to as the "Leeds Reforms"...more

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Poland makes FDI screening regime permanent and shifts oversight to the Ministry of Finance and Economy

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Poland's foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime, originally introduced in 2020 for a 24-month period and subsequently extended for an additional 60 months (i.e. until 24 July 2025), established a mechanism for...more

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Merger Control in a Changing Global Context: Four Key Themes for Dealmakers

- What is new: Merger control is becoming increasingly more complex as policy and geopolitical priorities shift across the globe. - Why it matters: These developments increase the unpredictability of multijurisdictional...more

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FCA plans to modernise client categorisation rules

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to review its client categorisation rules to unlock more investment opportunities for wealthy investors and support capital markets...more

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U.S. House Passes GENIUS and CLARITY Acts, Signaling Bipartisan Support for Digital Assets

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The GENIUS Act's passage marks the first major crypto legislation approved by both chambers of Congress, signaling a significant step toward regulatory clarity for stablecoins, while the CLARITY Act's advancement by the House...more

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Trends in Crypto Policy and Compliance

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In this Q&A, senior counsel Melissa Hall explores the evolving regulatory landscape of cryptocurrency and its intersection with traditional finance. The discussion offers valuable insight into how the industry has shifted...more

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Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - July 17, 2025

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On July 16, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce gave a speech at London’s Guildhall with other financial regulators and industry leaders. In her speech, Commissioner Peirce highlighted the historic ties between the U.S. and the...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – July 2025 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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Securities Snapshot: 2nd Quarter 2025

AI Claims, Executive Pay, and a New SEC Playbook - While summer temperatures continue to sizzle, things cooled considerably at the SEC in the second quarter of 2025. In this Snapshot, we examine Chairman Paul Atkins’...more

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Senate Banking Committee Unveils Principles for Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation

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On June 24, Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) released a set of guiding principles for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A in the AI Era: Key Antitrust and National Security Considerations

Key Points - - As more jurisdictions adopt AI regulations, and AI-related transactions are reviewed on multiple legal grounds, it is critical for companies considering deals to assess the regulatory hurdles early on and...more

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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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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

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Litigation Funding Tax and Retaliatory Tax: Top Points from the Latest JCT Scores

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The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) on June 22, 2025, released tables providing revenue estimates for provisions of the recent Senate Committee on Finance bill language (JCX-29-25) as well as those of the comparable House...more

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

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

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Bipartisan Majorities in Two House Committees Vote to Advance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025

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On June 10, 2025, bipartisan majorities of the House Committees on Financial Services and on Agriculture (Committees) voted to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act)...more

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Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast

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In this episode of the Crypto Exchange, Genna Garver is joined by John D'Agostino, head of strategy for Coinbase Institutional, to discuss the significant developments in the crypto industry following the Senate's approval of...more

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SEC Considers Changes to Definition of Foreign Private Issuer

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On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release soliciting public comment on the definition of a foreign private issuer (FPI) and whether changes are needed to reflect the...more

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The SEC’s Executive Pay Disclosure Roundtable: Agenda Announced

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As I blogged last month, the SEC is holding a half-day roundtable on Thursday, June 26th to consider whether the SEC’s executive pay disclosure requirements need updating. At the time, the public was invited to submit...more

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Digital Asset CLARITY Act Heads to House Floor

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On Tuesday, June 10, the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services both favorably reported to the House H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act (as amended). Both committees gave overwhelmingly...more

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