In a recent statement, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance determined that certain types of stablecoins, specifically those designed to maintain a stable value relative to the U.S. dollar and backed by low-risk, liquid assets, do not constitute securities.
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In late July the House Financial Services Committee made tentative plans to consider legislation to regulate stablecoins and require the Federal Reserve to study development of a
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GT attorneys Leith Ben Ammar, Claire Broadbelt, Miles Daly, Matt Hancock, Emma L. Menzies, Thai Nguyen, and Nickie Pickernell co-authored the UK Chapter of
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On June 8, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a new Regulatory Guidance, setting foundational criterial for USD-backed stablecoins used by DFS-regulated entities. This
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On June 7, 2022, U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), a bill that would create the first comprehensive regulatory
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At a speech to the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Capital Markets Association on April 4, 2022, SEC Chair Gary Gensler took the opportunity to again promote his strong desire
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On Jan. 20, 2022, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) issued the Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation paper (Paper)
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The digital asset and blockchain sector in 2021 saw exponential growth and adoption fueled by stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Headed into 2022,
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On Nov. 1, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) joined with the president’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) to
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