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OCC Clarifies Crypto-Asset Guidance

King & Spalding on 4/15/2025

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) have both recently taken actions and issued statements that indicate a more permissive bank regulatory approach to...more

FDIC Streamlines Process for Cryptocurrency Activities by Banks It Regulates and Speculates on Additional Permissible Activities

Mayer Brown on 4/9/2025

On March 28, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued guidance on state nonmember bank and state savings association participation in certain cryptocurrency activities (“FIL-7-2025”). ...more

Banking Agencies Begin Publishing Updated Crypto Guidance

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/2/2025

On March 28, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rescinded Biden administration guidance related to state-chartered banks' participation in "crypto-related activities" and published a new interpretation of the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2025 # 4

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/27/2025

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

Crypto Brief - February 6 2025

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 2/7/2025

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

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

A&O Shearman on 1/29/2025

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

Well, California Has Decided to Regulate Crypto

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/7/2023

On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more

Federal Reserve Updates Framework for Stablecoins, Digital Assets, and Other New Tech Activities

Venable LLP on 8/24/2023

On August 8, 2023, the Federal Reserve released new guidance for supervised banking organizations on how they can engage in certain crypto-asset-related activities. With the release of the guidance, the Federal Reserve...more

Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive Into Cryptocurrency and its Risks to Investors and the Banking System, with...

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/10/2023

After discussing what fluctuating- value cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are, their differences, and their primary uses and risks, we discuss the factors that led to the crypto boom and crash of 2020-22. We then look at the...more

House subcommittee examines framework for regulating stablecoins

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/27/2023

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion recently held a hearing to examine stablecoins’ role in the payment system and to discuss proposed legislation for creating a...more

FDIC Acting Chair Talks Prudential Regulation of Crypto-Assets

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 10/28/2022

Last week, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), gave remarks at the Brookings Institution on the Prudential Regulation of Crypto-Assets....more

Project W - Making Sense of What's Happening in Crypto

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/19/2022

With founders and investors in the Project W community increasingly innovating with and investing in digital assets, we asked Alexandra Barrage, a partner in DWT's Financial Services Practice Group and the leader of Project...more

House Committee on Financial Services Holding Stablecoins Hearing in February

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/27/2022

On January 25, the House Committee on Financial Services announced its hearing schedule for the month of February, which includes a full committee hearing on February 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET on “Digital Assets and the Future of...more

Stablecoins and Beyond: 2022 Digital Asset Legislation Landscape

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/19/2022

Will 2022 be the year of comprehensive digital asset legislation in the U.S.?...more

Stablecoins: Promoting Innovation While Addressing Risks

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/14/2022

Our team is pleased to announce an important publication on crypto developments and future stablecoin regulation in the United States. Here we provide a brief overview of stablecoins, outline various risks and policy concerns...more

Federal Regulators Move To Regulate Stablecoins Through Banking Laws Plus New Legislation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2021

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), together with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), released a much-anticipated Report on...more

US Financial Regulators Release Much-Anticipated Report on Stablecoins

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 11/12/2021

On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released its much-anticipated Report on Stablecoins (Report). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of...more

US Stablecoin Regulation: Bringing Stablecoins Into the Regulatory Fold

A&O Shearman on 11/12/2021

On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (“PWG”), joined by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), released a report on...more

Stablecoin Market Could Gain from Self-Regulatory Efforts

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/12/2021

In 2021 the market for and interest in stablecoins—digital assets designed to maintain a stable value relative to a national currency—has skyrocketed, increasing over 500% with a market cap of approximately $130 billion. The...more

PWG Issues Clarion Call for US Legislation on Stablecoins

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/11/2021

The report addresses the market risks and regulatory challenges presented by stablecoins and urges Congress to act quickly. On November 1, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) in conjunction...more

New US Digital Assets Bill Casts Wide Net

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/13/2021

An ambitious proposal could bring digital assets into the mainstream regulatory fold. During an eventful summer for the digital assets industry, it may have been easy to miss US Representative Don Beyer’s introduction of the...more

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