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McGuireWoods Consulting

What’s New In Digital Asset Policy?

The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins - On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural obstacles to consider the GENIUS Act on the Senate floor. Originally introduced on Feb. 4, by Senator Bill Hagerty,...more

Carlton Fields

No Consensus: Pros and Cons of a Strategic Digital Asset Reserve

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With bitcoin hitting its all-time high of $112,000 in May 2025, and President Trump’s ongoing vocal support for cryptocurrency, it is worth examining the establishment of a strategic digital asset reserve. Executive Order...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2025 Digital Asset Developments - Navigating Change: First 100 Days Under the Trump Administration

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We are pleased to share with you our latest publication, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days under the Trump Administration,” authored by our Digital Assets + Blockchain team. This retrospective examines the pivotal...more

Lathrop GPM

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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Changes in DOJ Policy on Digital Assets Enforcement

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On April 7, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” detailing a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital assets....more

Clark Hill PLC

CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power

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In this episode of 'CHPS of Insight,' host Chris White sits down with Bryan Jacoutot, Senior Director of Clark Hill Public Strategies and Clark Hill Economics, to discuss the U.S. federal and state approaches to Bitcoin and...more

Cooley LLP

FDIC: Banks Can Engage in Crypto-Related Activities Without Prior Notice

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On March 28, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clarified that FDIC-supervised institutions do not need to provide notice or obtain approval from the FDIC prior to engaging in crypto-related activities....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Navigating Changes in the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Recent Developments Raise Significant Questions about the Future of Regulation and Enforcement of Cryptocurrency

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Recent developments in the world of crypto have come at a rapid pace to open 2025 not only signaling but, in some instances, explicitly declaring the Trump Administration’s intent to significantly relax or eliminate...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?

Alex Drylewski, co-head of Skadden’s Web3 and Digital Assets Group, discusses the significant shift in U.S. crypto policy under the Trump administration with host Joseph Kamyar. Alex highlights recent regulatory developments,...more

DLA Piper

Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - January/February 2025

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Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump’s Executive Orders Reshape Federal Rulemaking and Regulation

President Donald Trump recently addressed the new administration’s policies on financial regulations, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and digital assets (i.e., cryptocurrency). Through a series of executive orders (“EO”),...more

Carlton Fields

Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Digital Assets: A Significant Shift in U.S. Crypto Policy

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On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” aimed at supporting “the responsible growth and use of digital assets, blockchain...more

Paul Hastings LLP

New Executive Orders Signal Changing Environment for Crypto

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The new Trump administration took numerous actions in its first week, including an order directing the creation of a working group on Digital Asset Markets. The president’s other actions touch on numerous areas of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 2

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

Bilzin Sumberg

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

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Trump Administration Immediately Positions U.S. To Become ‘World Capital of Crypto’

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On January 23, President Trump issued an EO, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology.” The same day, the SEC published SAB 122 which rescinded the earlier staff interpretive guidance, SAB 121....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

Mayer Brown

President Trump’s First Week in Office is a Momentous One for Digital Assets: An Executive Order, Repeal of SAB 121 and a Clear...

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WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BANKS, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE DIGITAL ASSETS SECTOR - Just four days after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has initiated a fundamental shift in federal policy on digital assets with a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - Revokes Executive Order 14067 of March 9, 2022 (Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets), along with the Treasury Department’s “Framework for International Engagement on Digital Assets,” issued on July 7,...more

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