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Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2025 #2

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U.S. Fintech Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - Several major U.S. fintech companies recently announced stablecoin initiatives. In one development, Mesh, a Dubai-based digital asset startup, announced that it has...more

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White House Establishes a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile: What It Is and What It Implies

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On March 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized by Government BTC and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile capitalized by other crypto assets. Creating the Strategic...more

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New Administration Outlook: An Opening for a National Payments/Fintech Charter – and a Pathway to Financial Modernization?

Recent announcements by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) and X might signal that financial modernization may have finally reached a tipping point. With the right regulatory environment, fintechs and other new market...more

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Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: December Edition

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Well, it was another quiet month in crypto . . . Not. We are still watching the tsunami play out in real time, as governments and the crypto market react to another seismic shift in the crypto landscape....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts

A flurry of legal and enforcement activity has arisen over the last two weeks across a wide range of areas in the Web3 space, including actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control,...more

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Regulators Gallop To Cryptocurrency's "Wild West"

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Even enthusiastic participants in the booming cryptocurrency sector have at times described it as having a distinctly “Wild West” feel at this relatively early stage of its development. Lately, though, there has been no...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, September 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: El Salvador: Bitcoin becomes legal tender European Union: European Commission proposes Path to the Digital Decade to deliver EU's digital transformation by 2030...more

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Should Your Bank Offer Bitcoin Services?

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As consumer demand for bitcoin rises, a small but growing number of community banks are working with their vendors to allow customers to buy, hold, and sell bitcoin and other digital assets. These efforts involve a bank’s...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.26.2021 | Top Story: Bitcoin Bounces Back Over 50k

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Bitcoin’s back (and no, it never really left), thanks to a rally this morning that pushed its value up as much as 10% at one point in early trading today. Elon Musk’s weekend tweeting and news that presumptive top NFL draft...more

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OCC Clarifies Status of Stablecoins, US Agencies Procure Blockchain Applications, Solutions Launch on Hedera Hashgraph and...

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OCC Clarifies Status of Stablecoins, Registration Statement Filed for Network Token - The chief counsel for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently issued a letter clarifying the agency’s stance on the...more

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The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - July 2020

In this issue, we discuss the new initiatives under New York's BitLicense regime that clarify and streamline the regulatory landscape for virtual currency entities doing business within the state. We also examine the...more

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Crypto-Focused Bank Achieves Approval in Wyoming, US HHS Implements Blockchain, NY Challenge to OCC Fintech Charter Continues, ICO...

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Crypto-Focused Bank Approved in Wyoming, Initiatives Advance in Foreign Markets - Former Wyoming regulator Caitlin Long, now the CEO of a payments processing company, recently announced that her company has received approval...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup - June 2018 #3

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Editor's Note - Differing Priorities? On June 14, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, addressing his priorities for the Office of the...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review – May 2017 #4

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #3

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #2

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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