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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

The GENIUS Act: What Is It and What’s Next?

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/25/2025

On June 17, the U.S. Senate voted 68-30 to pass S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, known as the GENIUS Act (the Act). This represents a landmark effort by the U.S. Congress to...more

The Crypto Industry Is Talking Tax, and the Senate Is Listening

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/23/2022

On June 7, 2022, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (the “Act”), a comprehensive legislative scheme for the regulation of...more

Congress Seeks to Add Formal Definitions to "Blockchain" and "Digital Token"

Burr & Forman on 4/12/2019

As the 116th Congress continues its work in the first session, several new and revived bills have been introduced concerning blockchain and cryptocurrencies. ...more

A New Legislative Framework for ICOs in France

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 4/6/2018

The regulatory focus on initial coin offerings (ICOs) has not diminished since our last client alert where we mentioned that the public consultation of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) proposed to develop an ad...more

Four Blockchain Technology Bills Proposed by New York Assemblyman

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 2/22/2018

New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel has introduced proposals in the state legislature for four laws which, if passed, could transform how the State of New York interacts with and views blockchain technology. The first...more

Nationwide, State Legislators Push Blockchain-friendly Legislation

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/14/2018

As previously reported, state legislatures throughout the country continue to propose legislation designed to facilitate the use of blockchain-based technology by businesses within their states....more

Uniform Act to Regulate Virtual Currency Businesses Ready for State Adoption

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/10/2018

A new proposed law to create a statutory framework for regulating persons engaging in virtual-currency business activity, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act (URVCBA), has been approved by the Uniform...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/26/2017

Mega luxury brand news yesterday, as LVMH announced a series of moves that, combined with $13.1 billion, helped it take over the 70-year-old French fashion house Christian Dior....more

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