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Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] What D.C. Gets Right (and Wrong) About Crypto

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In the latest episode of CryptoCounsel, Tim Hite – former House Financial Services Committee counsel and current Policy Director at Exodus – joins Frank and Isaac to unpack the evolution of crypto legislation on Capitol Hill....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Fed to end use of reputational risk in examination programs

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The Federal Reserve Board has announced that it will eliminate reputational risk as a component of examination programs in its supervision of banks. ...more

Morgan Lewis

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

Paul Hastings LLP

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

A&O Shearman

Crypto in and ESG out—DOL changes to 401(k) plan governance

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced two significant changes to 401(k) plan investments, signaling an increase in latitude for fiduciaries who wish to make available cryptocurrency investments in their plans...more

BakerHostetler

US Financial Regulators Chart New Path Forward for the Crypto Industry

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On April 24, the Federal Reserve withdrew its prior guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and also announced related changes to its expectations for these activities....more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Banking Regulators Signal Change in Cryptocurrency Approach

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The current administration has indicated an intention for the U.S. to be a leader in the cryptocurrency industry, as discussed in the recent webcast Bank Regulatory Agency Update Under DOGE: What Every Financial Institution...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Domestic Crypto Regulation in Spring 2025

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Last March, I wrote: “Howey Livin’? Domestic Crypto Regulation in 2024.” As elegantly foreshadowed by the hilarious title, the article covered the strange crypto regulatory moment of spring 2024: Bitcoin has been packaged...more

Jones Day

Federal Reserve Withdraws Crypto-Related Guidance Including Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations

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The Federal Reserve Board ("Board") softened its stance on regulation of crypto activity by banking organizations by rescinding supervisory letters that created hurdles for crypto-asset activities and by joining the Office of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 4

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Regulatory Priorities Spring Into Focus, April 2025 - Business As Usual for Digital Asset Derivatives – CFTC Advisories...

Friday, March 27, 2025, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally withdrew two crypto-related staff advisories, Staff Advisory No. 18-14 (advisory with respect to virtual currency derivative product...more

Mayer Brown

Credibly Challenged Podcast: Interview With Mark Quandahl, Former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance

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Joe Castelluccio and Matt Bisanz interview Mark Quandahl, the former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance. They discuss his role in the implementation of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act, including...more

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