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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

Recent Passing of Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/27/2025

On May 21, 2025, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed the Stablecoins Bill, establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins–cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to an external asset or commodity. This marks an important...more

Stablecoins in the Cayman Islands

Conyers on 10/17/2024

The evolution of the cryptocurrency landscape has led to the development and rapid adoption of stablecoins globally. A stablecoin, as the name suggests, is essentially a virtual asset that is designed to maintain a stable...more

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - August 2023 #2

Polsinelli on 8/24/2023

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Regulating Crypto: Cryptocurrency Executives Head to Capitol Hill

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 1/11/2022

A recent study found that 16 percent of Americans have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. This widespread use, coupled with the cryptocurrency industry having limited to no regulatory...more

Digital Assets Key Terms Overview

Cole Schotz on 10/20/2021

The first Bitcoin ETF began trading today in the United States. Although this ETF is a Bitcoin Futures ETF, the world’s largest digital currency manager announced today that an application to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a...more

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