Baker McKenzie Partner David Zaslowsky recently published an article in Law360 titled, “Tips for Issuers Left in Lurch Without GENIUS Act Final Rules.” The piece examines how delays in enacting the final regulations for the GENIUS Act could leave stablecoin
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Illinois Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Cryptocurrency Transaction Tax
Illinois is the first state in the nation to impose a controversial transaction-based tax on digital asset activity, inserting the Digital Asset Tax Act, or the “cryptocurrency tax,” into the sweeping fiscal year 2027 budget bill with little public notice…
FDIC Proposal Takes Bank-Like AML Approach to Stablecoins
In a recent Law360 article, Baker McKenzie partner David Zaslowsky examines the FDIC’s most recent proposed rule to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The proposed rule represents the financial crime compliance pillar of…
The Digital Dollar Freeze: Housing Bill Codifies the U.S. Anti-CBDC Stance
On June 22, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping bipartisan housing legislation—the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—aimed primarily at increasing housing supply and improving affordability. The House followed suit the next day in a 358-32 vote. President Trump…
The “Lost Bitcoin” Litigation: Can Dormant Wallets (Such as Those Belonging to Satoshi) Be Claimed as Abandoned Property in New York?
A lawsuit pending in the New York Supreme Court (the trial level court) presents a novel and consequential legal question in the digital asset space: can long-dormant Bitcoin wallets be treated as “abandoned property” under traditional state law?
The case,…
FDIC Advances BSA/AML Rulemaking Under the GENIUS Act: A New Compliance Paradigm for Stablecoin Issuers
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken a significant step toward implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”) by approving a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would establish a…
The End of the Campaign to Amend the Swiss Federal Constitution to Require the Central Bank to Hold Bitcoin
In the high-stakes world of central banking, Switzerland has long been associated with monetary orthodoxy, combining substantial gold holdings with a disciplined, stability-focused policy framework. Yet a recent effort sought to bring the 21st century’s so-called “digital gold” inside the…
The CLARITY Act’s Yield Compromise: What the Senate Actually Agreed To—and Why It Matters
At the end of last week, after months of quiet stalemate, Senate negotiators finally resolved the single most contentious issue blocking progress on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the “CLARITY Act”): whether and how stablecoin holders may earn “yield.”…
How Similar Is “Substantially Similar”? Treasury’s Principles for Evaluating State Stablecoin Regimes Under the GENIUS Act
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken a significant step in implementing the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin framework. On April 1, Treasury released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Treasury NPRM”) to implement Section 4(c) of the Act, establishing broad‑based principles for…
The PARITY Act’s De Minimis Rewrite—and the “Bitcoin Coffee” Problem It Leaves Unsolved
One of the most anticipated features of the bi-partisan Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields Act (the PARITY Act) has been its attempt to mitigate the tax reporting burdens associated with small‑value digital asset transactions. When the…