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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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April 8, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in cybersecurity with the National Bank of Ukraine....more

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FedNow Is Live!

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On 7/20/ 23, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system announced the launch of the FedNow Service. FedNow is a new instant payment infrastructure developed by the Federal Reserve that is available to depository...more

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FedNow Instant Payments Service Launches; GAO Recommends Oversight of Crypto Assets; SEC, CFTC, DOJ Continue Crypto Enforcement;...

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U.S. Central Bank Launches Instant Payment Service - A recent press release by the U.S. central bank announced that “its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live.” According to the press release,...more

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Crypto Year in Review 2022: Federal Reserve and Central Bank Digital Currencies and FDIC/OCC Regulatory Developments - The Crypto...

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In the second segment of our four-part Crypto Year in Review series, Rene McNulty, Carlin McCrory, and Ethan Ostroff discuss the Federal Reserve and its research and experimentation on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs),...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, November 18, 2022

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November 17, 2022- The Federal Reserve Board published a paper entitled, "Sentiment in Bank Examination Reports and Bank Outcomes."...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, October 15, 2022

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October 14, 2022- Top officials representing ministries of finance and other government agencies from 33 countries met at the U.S. Department of the Treasury to discuss the effects of international sanctions and export...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - October 2022 # 2

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Can, and Should, the U.S. Government Develop a CBDC System?

In response to the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets issued on March 9, 2022, both the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) have...more

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White House Releases Fact Sheet on Digital Asset Development

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The White House released a fact sheet on September 16, 2022, issuing the “First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (Fact Sheet), which provides insight into the federal government’s...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2022 - Implications of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency

In a recent article , I provided a snapshot of the many reports required by the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets issued on March 9, 2022....more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Financial Services- Committee Announces June Committee Schedule- ...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, May 21, 2022

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The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a communique on the results of their May 18-20 Meeting in Petersburg, Germany....more

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Federal Reserve explores benefits and risks of potential US Central Bank Digital Currency while the Biden Administration issues...

In January of this year, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued a research and analysis paper titled Money and Payments: The US Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation, in which the Fed...more

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Financial Regulation, Monetary Policy and the Metaverse

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The metaverse is an emerging, digital environment that will allow users to do almost everything they do in real life, e.g., run businesses, buy real estate, enter into contracts, and socialize, albeit in a virtual setting. It...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2022 - Executive Order on Digital Assets a Welcome Start to Responsible Regulation

The President issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets on March 9, 2022. The value of the cryptocurrency and digital assets sector exceeds $3 trillion and has the potential to grow much...more

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As Regulators Double Click on Crypto, CBDC and Stablecoins Remain Favorites

Back in January, the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve”) released its long-awaited discussion paper, “Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation” (the...more

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Ensuring Responsible Innovation In Digital Assets Calls For TEAMWORK

The Executive Order signed by President Biden lays out a national policy for digital assets across six key priorities: consumer and investor protection, financial stability, illicit finance, U.S. leadership in the global...more

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Biden Executive Order on Cryptocurrencies and Other Digital Assets Emphasizes Innovation and Regulation

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On March 9, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order outlining a “whole-of-government” approach to examining a broad range of potential risks associated with the dramatic growth in digital assets, including...more

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Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy

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In early March 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. Digital assets, in this context, cover various types of assets, including cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and...more

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POTUS Issues Executive Order Directing Study of Digital Assets

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On March 9, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the order), outlining his administration’s intention to begin a strategic review of potential...more

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Executive Order Legitimizes Cryptocurrency Industry – Regulation and Legislation up Next

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The White House Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (the “EO”), is the policy statement that the industry was waiting and hoping for: one that recognizes the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Directing Coordinated Federal Approach to Digital Assets

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As a result of the rise in digital assets, President Biden signed an Executive Order on March 9, 2022 ordering a review of the nation’s approach to cryptocurrency. The Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Outlining Crypto Policy

On March 9, President Biden signed a highly anticipated executive order outlining his administration’s cryptocurrency policy. We have previously blogged about the Biden administration’s working group on stablecoins and the...more

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A U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency? The Federal Reserve Opens the Discussion

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve on January 20, 2022, published a discussion paper (the “Paper”) concerning the possibility of creating a central bank digital currency (“CBDC”). The Paper discusses the uses,...more

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Fed Opens Debate On U.S. Digital Currency

Report Examines Pros and Cons of CBDC The Federal Reserve is considering issuing a Central Bank Digital Coin (CBDC), according to a new report considering the pros and cons of such a move....more

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