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The First 100 Days and Beyond of the Trump 2.0 Administration: Crypto Developments Overview

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The Trump administration recently reached the 100-day mark, representing the end of a critical period for presidential administrations where major policies and goals are initially established....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Draft legislation proposes shift in regulatory oversight of digital assets

On May 5, 2025, the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee and Agriculture Committee released a draft bill that would shift oversight of most digital assets from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 13

Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Department of Justice Announces New Enforcement Policy for Digital Assets

On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo (the “Blanche Memo”) announcing the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (“DOJ”) refocus of enforcement policies related to investigations and...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk: March Edition

In other news from last month, we found out that Brian Quintenz was nominated by President Trump to serve as the next CFTC Chair. See our synopsis on Quintenz below. If and when Quintenz is confirmed—TBD on when the Senate...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - February 20, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Sends Three Financial Regulatory Nominations to the Senate

On February 12th, the White House announced numerous nominations to be sent to the Senate. The large list of nominations included three nominations for financial regulators. President Trump is nominating, Jonathan Gould to be...more

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A New Era for Crypto Regulation & Innovation? The Crypto Executive Order, a Rebooted SEC Crypto Task Force & the Journey Ahead

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Recent regulatory developments in the crypto asset and financial technology space suggest that US regulators may be shifting toward a more balanced approach — one that prioritizes clearer regulations while fostering...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - February 13, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

Akerman LLP

The End of No-Coiners in the Beltway: Form or Substance?

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The Biden administration's approach to digital assets and crypto products frustrated industry participants and advocates for years. As the SEC, CFTC, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, and even CFPB attempted to regulate these...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - January 2025 Updates

Both the CFTC and SEC have new Acting Chairs, who are known to be crypto advocates, with Mark Uyeda being appointed Acting Chair of the SEC, taking over from Gary Gensler, while Caroline D. Pham has assumed the role of Acting...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2025 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: A New Era for the Regulation of Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

President Trump campaigned on the promise to make the United States the “crypto capital” of the world. In his first days in office, he took steps to advance that goal, including by signing an executive order designed to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

White House Announces First Steps Toward New Policies Supporting Cryptocurrencies and Digital Financial Technology

President Trump has taken the first steps toward fulfilling his promise to reverse the Biden administration’s approach to digital assets by issuing an executive order that establishes a framework for fostering the growth of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

President Trump’s Crypto Czar Outlines Federal Government’s New Approach to Digital Assets

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On February 4, President Trump’s Crypto Czar, David Sacks, held a press conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the new Administration’s plans for cryptocurrency regulation. Sacks was joined by Senate Banking Committee Chairman...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration’s Early Actions on Digital Assets

In the early days of the second Trump administration, the federal government has signaled a full-scale change in approach to digital assets. Gary Gensler is no longer the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

A&O Shearman

Major Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty, Agrees To $297 Million Penalty; Founders Secure DPAs

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On January 27, 2025, one of the largest global cryptocurrency exchange platforms (the “Exchange”) pled guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and agreed to pay $297 million in connection...more

Venable LLP

Dawn of the Crypto Czar: The New Executive Order on Digital Assets

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President Trump issued an executive order last week targeting government regulation of the digital asset industry to support the "responsible growth and use of digital assets." On the campaign trail, Trump promised to make...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Trump Administration Announces “SEC 2.0” and a Flurry of Cryptocurrency Changes

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On the campaign trail, then-candidate Trump made promises that he would prioritize the crypto industry. Expecting these promises to be fulfilled, the prices of many notable crypto assets jumped after his election. Now,...more

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What’s in Your (Crypto) Wallet? Trump’s Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology

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Last week, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (EO), establishing the administration’s policy to promote digital asset technologies and the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Crypto as SEC Signals Enforcement Shift

On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” establishing his Administration’s policy “to support the responsible growth and use...more

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Crypto Executive Order: A New Era for Digital Assets

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President Trump’s crypto executive order (the Crypto Executive Order) was a first step in the Trump Administration’s articulation of a policy on promoting the lawful use of blockchain technology. It remains to be seen whether...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: SEC Announces Creation of Crypto Task Force

On January 21, 2025, Acting SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda announced the creation of a crypto Task Force dedicated to developing a "comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets." Acting Chairman Uyeda tasked...more

A&O Shearman

President Trump's early days in office signal that pro-crypto reforms are ahead

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In the past week, we have seen the possible end to the ‘crypto winter’ in the United States, with the Trump Administration signaling that a range of pro-crypto reforms are ahead. These signals, which will likely develop into...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Will History Repeat Itself? Peering Into the Past to Predict the Next Four Years of CFTC Enforcement Actions

During every presidential transition, the futures industry looks for clues regarding what changes may be coming. History has shown that when administrations transition, far more stays the same than changes and that the...more

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