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The GENIUS Act: A Comprehensive Guide to US Stablecoin Regulation

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Today marks a historic milestone in U.S. digital asset policy. The President signed the GENIUS Act into law following its bipartisan passage by 308-122 in the House on July 17 and 68-30 in the Senate on June 17. The GENIUS...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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President Trump Revokes Regulations Applicable for Front-End Service Providers Facilitating Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency...

On April 10, 2025, President Trump signed into law a measure1 that repeals the final regulations relating primarily to persons who are front-end service providers that operate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, which...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025

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U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Digital Asset Initiatives - A major U.S. financial services company and operator of global financial exchanges and clearinghouses recently announced an agreement with the issuer of the...more

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New Administration Outlook: The Future of Government Payments – No More Paper Checks Later This Year

New executive order mandates a general transition to electronic payments and the elimination of paper checks for federal payments, such as distributing tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, and other key...more

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FinCEN Issues Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order Aimed to Combat Mexican-based Drug Cartels

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We have written previously about the new administration’s significant shifts in its approach to criminal enforcement and prosecution of money laundering cases. Specifically, we wrote about shifts at the U.S. Department of...more

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Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2025

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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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CFPB Comments on AI Offer Insights for Consumer Finance Industry

On August 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) provided comments on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector that are among its most extensive regarding risks and...more

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FinCEN Proposes AML/CFT Rules for Investment Advisers

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On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a new proposed rule that would require certain investment advisers to apply anti-money...more

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Historic Penalties For Cryptocurrency Exchange’s AML-Related Violations

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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

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Hamas, Terrorist Financing, and Cryptocurrency

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The October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas have re-focused U.S. government efforts to identify and counter funding streams for Hamas and terrorist activity in general – including, in particular, through the use of...more

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CBDC Pilot Announced; Ethereum Upgrade Completed; U.S. Treasury Department Addresses DeFi Risks; Studies Analyze Crypto Taxation,...

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Montenegro Announces CBDC Pilot, BIS Compares CBDCs to Stablecoins - According to a recent press release, “The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) has agreed to collaborate with the enterprise crypto and blockchain solutions...more

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Treasury awards $1.73 billion to improve access to capital and financial services in underserved communities

On April 10, Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo announced that the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Fund has awarded more than $1.73...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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April 11, 2023- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen gave remarks on the global macroeconomy, sovereign debt, Ukraine and multilateral development banks at a press conference as part of the 2023 IMF-World Bank Annual...more

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Bipartisan Calls for Congressional Investigations in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

As Congress and the White House continue to grapple with the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse, both parties are united on one thing: Congress must investigate what happened. Following news that regulators...more

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Treasury Calls for Enhanced Supervision of Fintech Partnerships

On November 16, 2022, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a report titled “Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets” (“Treasury Report”), which, among other...more

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Big Tech’s Competition Impacts on Payments and Retail Finance in Regulatory Spotlight

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published a discussion paper (here) summarizing its preliminary findings on the potential competition impact of Big Tech entry into retail financial services. The FCA is now...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, July 2, 2022

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Major Developments- Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, June 16, 2022

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Major Developments- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement- June 15, 2022- The Federal Reserve issued a statement regarding the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held June 14-15.-...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, June 4, 2022

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Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Board- Speech: Risk in the Crypto Markets- June 3, 2022- Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller gave a speech at the SNB-CIF Conference on Cryptoassets and Financial...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - September 2021

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter-September 2020 #2

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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Fintech Regulatory Sandboxes: Update on Arizona’s Sandbox and Other Developments

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Arizona’s financial technology (“fintech”) sandbox (“Sandbox”), the first of its kind in the United States, has been open for several months and has accepted three participants. A month after the program’s launch, Arizona’s...more

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How Fintech Regulatory Sandboxes Can Help the United States Catch Up to Europe and Asia

The framework of a regulatory sandbox should allow for informal dialogue with regulators at the idea or initial concept and early design stages, and controlled experiments with real-time regulatory input and feedback at the...more

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