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Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
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Daily Compliance News: March 14, 2025, The $200 Transaction Edition
Exploring the CFPB's Stance on AI in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
An Introduction to DAFs and Overview of the Newly Proposed DAF Regulations
Analyzing the Treasury's Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Treasury Department’s April 2023 Report on Decentralized Finance or “DeFi”
Torres Talks Trade podcast Episode 8 on Worker-Centered Trade
Kilptrick Townsend Digital Assets Minute | U.S. Treasury—Comments on Digital Assets Development Due August 8th
Stablecoin Regulation in an Unstable Time: The Fed and Treasury Address a Stablecoin Regulatory Framework
New Regulation: Statutes, Pillars, and the Build Back Better Act
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
On March 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized by Government BTC and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile capitalized by other crypto assets. Creating the Strategic...more
An executive order and related legislation centralizes Bitcoin and digital asset holdings across the federal government to optimize oversight and management of crypto as a US reserve asset. On March 6, 2025, President...more
On March 6, President Trump issued an executive order declaring the “Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile.” The move marks a massive leap forward for an administration that...more
President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more
Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more
Under recent accounting rule changes, unrealized crypto gains must generally be reported on income statements, but questions arise about the alignment of the new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax with constitutional tax...more
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more
Today we are very pleased to welcome guest blogger Lili Infante, who is the CEO of CAT Labs – a tech company building digital asset recovery and quantum-resistant cryptography tools to fight crypto crime. Lili previously...more
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an umbrella term used to describe financial services provided outside of the traditional markets, that rely on blockchain technologies to create innovative products instead of relying on...more
On the one hand, the year ended where it began. The legislation on stabelecoins and market structure that would provide a regulatory framework for digital assets has still not been enacted into law. And Securities and...more
On November 21, 2023, the Cayman Islands registered cryptocurrency exchange, Binance Holdings Limited (the “Company”), pled guilty to criminal violations related to allegedly failing to register as a money transmitting...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies international convertible virtual currency mixing as a class of...more
October 18, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General published a report entitled, "FDIC Strategies Related to Crypto-Asset Risks" with the FDIC staff noting guidance forthcoming by...more
On September 7, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) simultaneously filed and settled charges against three decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, signaling a significant step toward CFTC regulatory...more
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates these stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
District Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions, DOJ Charges Founders - On August 17, a Texas federal court found that Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer (which obscures the source of crypto transactions) is an entity that can be...more
U.S. Central Bank Launches Instant Payment Service - A recent press release by the U.S. central bank announced that “its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live.” According to the press release,...more
On July 12, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced legislation, titled the Responsible Financial Innovation Act that would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto...more
Regulators are increasingly taking enforcement action against crypto asset industry participants for violating anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws. Regulators are concerned about the illicit use of crypto...more
President Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Address Recent Bank Failures - President Biden has issued a statement urging the federal banking agencies to adopt regulatory reforms that are meant to reduce the risk of future...more
NFT Integration Software Released; NFTs Used to Serve Complaint in Civil Action - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. software company has launched a suite of tools that will allow users to “enter the Web3 and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a press release presenting its Report on Digital Assets Financial Stability Risk and Regulation on 10/3/22 highlighting how...more
Background - The Dodd-Frank Act established the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) in 2010 [cite]. FSOC is chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and includes federal financial regulators, state regulators, and...more
October 11, 2022- The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a proposed framework for the international regulation of crypto-asset activities. The core components of this framework are proposals for:...more