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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

Paul Hastings LLP

New Industry-Friendly Crypto Regulations May Be on the Way

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Congress and federal agencies have continued to back more industry-friendly crypto regulations and appear to be looking for paths forward for new legislation. Under new leadership, the agencies have indicated a willingness to...more

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President Trump’s Digital Asset Executive Order

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In a move that’s set to reshape the cryptocurrency landscape, President Trump has signed an Executive Order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Order”)....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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Federal Initiatives for Digital Asset Regulatory Frameworks

The establishment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Crypto Task Force and the issuance by President Trump of an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Digital Assets

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With its pro-crypto stance and urgent posture, the executive order promises to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.” On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued a highly anticipated executive order on digital...more

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The SEC Under the Second Trump Administration

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump began his second Administration with an unprecedented wave of twenty-six (26) Executive Orders, including several that directly affect the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Is the Future of Digital Assets in the United States Bright Again?

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Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more

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A New Administration: Major Immediate Shifts in the Digital Asset Regulatory Landscape

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This week’s Crypto Policy Tracker highlights major developments, including a crypto executive order from the new Trump administration and the launch of a new SEC Crypto Task Force led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, signaling...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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Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Asset Management and Insurance Regulation

On Oct. 26, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) released the latest installment in a series of reports on financial regulation required by the president’s Feb. 3 executive order on the financial system....more

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Treasury Reports Continue to Inform Dodd-Frank Reform Efforts

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On October 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released a report entitled “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Asset Management and Insurance,” the third in a series of reports...more

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Department of Treasury Releases Second Report on Administration’s Core Principles of Financial Regulation

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On October 6, 2017, the Department of the Treasury released its Second Report on the Administration’s Core Principles of Financial Regulation which details how to streamline and reform the U.S. regulatory system for the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Is it Time to Streamline Financial Regulation?

A March 13, 2017 presidential order requiring a comprehensive plan to reorganize the executive branch could be the first step toward streamlining the financial regulatory structure. The Executive Order requires the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

All Financial Regulation in the U.S. Now Subject to Review under February 3, 2017 Executive Order Issued by the President

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Hours after the inauguration of President Trump, the White House issued a memorandum which imposed a 90-day delay on regulations which had not yet taken effect. As far as existing financial services law and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Trump Administration: President Trump Issues Executive Actions on Dodd-Frank and the DOL Fiduciary Rule

On February 3, 2017, President Trump signed two executive actions intended to provide a framework for scaling back the Dodd-Frank Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and rescinding or revising the Department of Labor’s “fiduciary rule.”...more

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