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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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GENIUS Move? Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Payment Stablecoins

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On June 17, 2025, the Senate voted 68-30 with bi-partisan support to pass the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act”), which proposes the establishment of a federal framework for...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The GENIUS Act: A New Federal Framework for Stablecoin Issuers

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This passage followed a successful cloture vote earlier in May. The bill obtained significant...more

Paul Hastings LLP

GENIUS Act Clears Senate, SEC Withdraws Proposed Rules and Bitcoin Reserve Bill Introduced

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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

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

FinCEN Seeks Enhanced Oversight of Crypto Mixing

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A proposed rule would increase Treasury’s insight into non-US crypto mixing transactions to combat illicit activities by malicious actors. On October 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Bipartisan Bill Takes Aim at Digital Asset Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance

On December 14, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced in the U.S. Senate a new bipartisan bill, titled "Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022" (the “Bill”), intended to curb the...more

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U.S. Authorities Amplify Enforcement Efforts to Address Financial Crime Risks in the Digital Asset Industry

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The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more

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NYDFS Releases Stablecoin Guidance for NYDFS-regulated Institutions

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On June 8, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released industry guidance applicable to U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins issued by NYDFS-regulated entities (the “Guidance”)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Yellen to Senate Banking Committee: Stablecoins Should Be Regulated

Earlier last week, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen provided testimony and responded to questions from the Senate Banking Committee regarding volatility in cryptocurrencies that are designated to be...more

Alston & Bird

President Biden Issues Executive Order Directing Coordinated Federal Approach to Digital Assets

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As a result of the rise in digital assets, President Biden signed an Executive Order on March 9, 2022 ordering a review of the nation’s approach to cryptocurrency. The Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

US Crypto Regulatory Enforcement Ramps Up – NFTs Now More in Focus

For the past decade the crypto space has been described as the wild west. The crypto cowboys and cowgirls have innovated and moved the industry forward, despite some regulatory uncertainty. Innovation always leads regulatory...more

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How Digital Asset Innovators Can Manage the Risks of White Collar Scrutiny in the US

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Described as the "Wild West" by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, the meteoric rise of digital assets like cryptocurrencies has disrupted the traditional financial ecosystem. The wave of enforcement actions brought by federal and...more

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New US Digital Assets Bill Casts Wide Net

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An ambitious proposal could bring digital assets into the mainstream regulatory fold. During an eventful summer for the digital assets industry, it may have been easy to miss US Representative Don Beyer’s introduction of the...more

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Cryptocurrency: A Legal Framework for a Fast-Moving Technology

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Our previous article considered the technology behind cryptocurrency. This article will focus on the legal framework governing the industry.  The cryptocurrency market is subject to a patchwork of inconsistent legislation and...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

What is Next after BSA turns 50?

On 2/6/2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2020 Strategy).  The purpose of the 2020 Strategy is to...more

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