The Trump administration has issued a light-touch executive order focused on cyber risks stemming from frontier AI.
By Michael H. Rubin, Andrew Gass, Ghaith Mahmood, Sy Damle, and Fiona Maclean
Key Points:
- The Order directs federal
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The Trump administration has issued a light-touch executive order focused on cyber risks stemming from frontier AI.
By Michael H. Rubin, Andrew Gass, Ghaith Mahmood, Sy Damle, and Fiona Maclean
Key Points:
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Comprehensive regulation to come with further licensing regimes for crypto advisory and asset management services, in addition to crypto dealing and custody.
By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong
On 26 May 2026, the Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury Bureau…
The Proposal would establish principles-based AML/CFT and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers aligned with FinCEN and OFAC, as well as supervision and enforcement provisions.
By Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar
Key…
The Proposal would establish principles-based AML/CFT and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers aligned with FinCEN and OFAC, as well as supervision and enforcement provisions.
By Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar
Key…
The Order aims to integrate digital asset providers and innovative technologies into traditional financial services via broader access to the FRB’s payment infrastructure.
By Jenny Cieplak, Zachary Fallon, Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Yvette D. Valdez…
The Order aims to integrate digital asset providers and innovative technologies into traditional financial services via broader access to the FRB’s payment infrastructure.
By Jenny Cieplak, Zachary Fallon, Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Yvette D. Valdez…
Participants are invited to comment on the appropriateness of MiCA by 31 August 2026.
By Axel Schiemann, Thomas Vogel, Lasse Winzer, Stuart Davis, and Gabriel Lakeman
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The Order aims to integrate digital asset providers and innovative technologies into traditional financial services via broader access to the FRB’s payment infrastructure.
By Jenny Cieplak, Zachary Fallon, Arthur S. Long, Parag Patel, Yvette D. Valdez…
BaFin significantly revised its previously published draft WpI-MaRisk on risk management requirements for German investment firms, with a particular emphasis on the principle of proportionality.
By Axel Schiemann and Lasse Winzer
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The stay pauses litigation over the 2025 HSR form while the FTC and DOJ consider revisions.
By Kyra K. Bromley, Patrick C. English, and Peter M. Todaro
On May 26, 2026, the Fifth Circuit granted the US government’s…