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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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Cozen Currents: Are Trump and MAGA One in The Same?

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“Famously the author of “The Art of the Deal,” President Donald Trump considers himself more of a dealmaker than an ideologue. He sees the world as zero sum and aims to gain maximum leverage. As a result, he’s not as wedded...more

J.S. Held

Lending Climate in America – 1st Quarter 2025 Survey

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1. Factors with Strongest Potential to Affect Near-Term Economy Respondents were asked, over the next six months, which two factors had the strongest potential to affect the economy. Even though the 2024 election is in the...more

DLA Piper

Agencies Ease Crypto Scrutiny as White House Advances its Digital Assets Policy

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Actions come as Trump Administration hosts digital asset summit, creates bitcoin reserve, and pushes stablecoin legislation - Recent actions by federal agencies and the White House could herald a sea change in US policy...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Governmental Structural Changes to the U.S. Economy Are Underway – What to Expect

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I attended the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) convention in Phoenix last month. The agenda featured an address by Rob Kaplan, Partner and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, and former President and CEO of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Expands Freeze to All CFPB Activities; CFPB Office Closes

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We previously reported that Treasury Secretary Bessent was named as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and he subsequently ordered the CFPB staff to halt several activities. However, the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: A New Era for the Regulation of Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

President Trump campaigned on the promise to make the United States the “crypto capital” of the world. In his first days in office, he took steps to advance that goal, including by signing an executive order designed to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Trump Administration Transforms U.S. Policy on Digital Assets

The Trump Administration has embarked on a fundamental shift on how the United States approaches digital assets—in marked contrast with the Biden Administration's policies—likely changing the prospects of the crypto market in...more

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Energy Updates – December 17, 2024

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Ahead of what’s expected to be the Federal Reserve’s final interest-rate decision for 2024, the S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq stayed flat. A “hawkish cut” of 25 basis points is expected. The 10-year Treasury yield...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.2.2020 | Top Story: Treasury, Fed Paint Divergent Views of Economic Recovery

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Tuesday’s Senate Committee hearing with Fed Chair Powell and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin showed the growing rift between the two over their views of “challenges facing the United States economy in the months ahead.” ...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September 2020 # 12

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In Washington - House Democrats postponed a planned Tuesday to vote on a bill to keep the government funded through 11 Dec. as talks resume with Republicans and the Trump administration....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.28.2020 | Top Story: In Major Policy Shift, Fed Embraces Inflation to Keep Rates Low

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In hotly anticipated comments on Thursday—and yes, such a designation applies to a speech on monetary policy—Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell “announced a major shift in how the central bank guides the economy, signaling it...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

COVID-19 Washington Update: August 2020 #1

Congress - Following negotiations over the weekend – which, according to House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) were “more productive” than previous talks – Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Meadows again met...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Policy Update #14

President Trump Unveils Framework for “Opening Up America Again” - President Trump yesterday provided recommendations to governors for reopening parts of the U.S. economy. The guidance, dubbed “Opening Up America Again,”...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

All Financial Regulation in the U.S. Now Subject to Review under February 3, 2017 Executive Order Issued by the President

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Hours after the inauguration of President Trump, the White House issued a memorandum which imposed a 90-day delay on regulations which had not yet taken effect. As far as existing financial services law and...more

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