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Greenbook Tax Proposals

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Tax reform, like spring, is in the air. The Biden Administration recently released its fiscal year 2025 revenue proposals, known as the annual “Greenbook.” The Greenbook’s 250+ pages of tax reforms include six potential...more

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House Financial Services Committee Announces AI Working Group

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On January 11, 2024, the House Financial Services Committee announced the formation of a bipartisan Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). The working group is to be led by the Chairman of the Digital Assets...more

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Foreign Digital Asset Accounts To Be Reported

The Biden’s Administration 2024 Revenue Proposal includes US taxpayer reporting requirements for foreign digital asset accounts. The proposal would be effective for returns required to be filed after December 31, 2023. Tax...more

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Recent Legislative Proposals and IRS Guidance on the Taxation of Digital Assets

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This blog post summarizes recent federal bills that have been introduced (but not yet passed), proposals by the Biden Administration, and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the taxation of digital...more

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Biden administration questions crypto assets

President Biden recently issued his sweeping economic report, in which the administration’s Council of Economic Advisers addressed numerous economic policy concerns, including the current crypto ecosystem and the perceived...more

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New Initiatives Launch in Staking, DeFi, DAOs; IRS Issues NFT Guidance; White House Report Criticizes Crypto; SEC and DOJ Crypto...

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Staking Market Launches, ‘Defi Cover’ Data Published, DAO Buys Golf Course According to a recent press release, MetaMask Institutional, “the web3 wallet for organizations,” has launched its “institutional staking...more

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Trade Matters- Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - March 8, 2023

1. BIS, DOJ Technology Strike Force to Investigate Disruptive Technologies On February 16, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the creation of...more

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Blockchain and Digital Assets: 2022 In Cryptocurrency

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With 2022 now fading into the background and 2023 underway, a review of some of the 2022 highlights in cryptocurrency provides an opportunity to look at the developments of the past year with a fresh perspective – and to...more

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White House Issues Statement on Crypto; Bitcoin ETF Rejected; OFAC Sanctions Public Keys; Regulators Address Digital Assets;...

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White House Addresses Crypto Risks; Blockchain Firm Wins Air Force Contract - The White House issued a statement last week briefly outlining the Biden administration’s road map to mitigate the risks of cryptocurrencies,...more

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Biden administration presents roadmap for mitigating crypto risks

On January 27, the Biden administration presented a roadmap for mitigating cryptocurrency risks to ensure that cryptocurrencies do not undermine financial stability, investors are protected, and bad actors are held...more

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Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins: How to Stay Safe in 'Wild West' of Crypto

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Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention of Bitcoin in 2009 opened the door to rethinking the way value can be transferred and stored. However, crypto markets have long been considered by most analysts and attorneys as the “Wild West” of...more

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The FSOC On Crypto Assets

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​​​​​​​The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its Report on Digital Assets Financial Stability Risks and Regulation on October 3, 2022. The Report was prepared in accord with Section 6 of President Biden’s...more

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The FSOC On Crypto Assets

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​​​​​​​The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its Report on Digital Assets Financial Stability Risks and Regulation on October 3, 2022. The Report was prepared in accord with Section 6 of President Biden’s...more

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Treasury Plans Significant Actions to Curb Illicit Digital Asset Financing

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As part of a coordinated effort with the U.S. Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Homeland Security, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Director of National Intelligence,...more

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White House Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets

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​​​​​​​On Sept. 16, 2022, the White House released a comprehensive framework for responsible digital asset development and, in particular, cryptocurrency. ...more

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What the FSOC Report Signals About the Future of Crypto-Asset Policy

On October 4, 2022, the US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation (FSOC Report). The report is the latest in a series of reports issued...more

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury Provides a Glimpse into the Future of Money and Payments

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On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a report, “The Future of Money and Payments” (Report), in response to the President’s March 2022 Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of...more

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Treasury Solicits Public Comment on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a Request for Comment on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. As stated by Treasury, the Request for Comment seeks input on “the illicit finance and...more

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Biden Administration Offers More Details on Emerging Crypto Regulatory Scheme

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The Biden Administration, after ordering a series of reports on the risks and potential benefits of cryptocurrency and digital assets in its March 9, 2022, Executive Order (EO), has now published the “Comprehensive Framework...more

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White House Issues Digital Asset Framework

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The comprehensive framework, which spans multiple reports, aims to spur risk mitigation efforts and potentially a US central bank digital currency. On September 16, 2022, the White House published a fact sheet described...more

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Treasury and Justice Department Reports Signal Tougher Enforcement and Regulation in the Digital Assets Sector

On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice released four much-anticipated reports on different aspects of cryptoasset regulation. They confirm the Biden administration’s broad but...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

U.S. Treasury Issues Three Reports on the Future of Digital Assets and Central Bank Digital Currency

On September 16, 2022, the Treasury Department issued three reports pursuant to President Joseph Biden’s March 9 Executive Order 14067 on “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” (For more information on the...more

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Consumer Regulators' Role in Biden Administration's Framework on Digital Assets

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Earlier this year, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets ("Digital Assets EO"). The Digital Assets EO directed over 20 federal agencies to provide the Administration...more

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White House Outlines Key Action Items Based on EO Reports Addressing Digital Assets

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On Sept. 16, 2022, the White House released a Fact Sheet providing key findings and action items arising from the nine reports addressing digital assets that have been submitted to the president to date consistent with the...more

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Crypto-Assets and Climate Change – It’s Complicated

On September 8, the White House published a report (“Climate-Crypto Report”) on Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States, which was followed by a detailed Fact Sheet summarizing the findings in...more

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