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Stablecoins
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Overheard on the Block(chain)
GENIUS Act Enacted, Establishing a Regulatory Framework for Payment Stablecoins Issued or Sold in the United States
By Marina Olman-Pal, Barbara A. Jones, John B. Hutton III, Tracy S. Combs, Robert Mangas, Jera L. Bradshaw
On July 18, 2025, President Trump enacted the GENIUS Act, the first comprehensive crypto legislation in U.S. history. The law introduces rigorous rules for payment stablecoins, including mandatory federal or…
Financial Services Observer
GENIUS Act Enacted, Establishing a Regulatory Framework for Payment Stablecoins Issued or Sold in the United States
By Marina Olman-Pal, Barbara A. Jones, John B. Hutton III, Tracy S. Combs, Robert Mangas, Jera L. Bradshaw
On July 18, 2025, President Trump enacted the GENIUS Act, the first comprehensive crypto legislation in U.S. history. The law introduces rigorous rules for payment stablecoins, including mandatory federal or…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The CLARITY Act’s Unfinished Business
By David Krause
After nearly two decades of regulatory uncertainty, digital assets stand at a critical juncture in American financial law. On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the “Guiding and Establishing National…
Debevoise & Pimpton FinTech Blog
Genius Act Signed into Law, Establishing First Federal Stablecoin Framework
By Bdavanzo
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” or the “Act”) after its passage in the House and…
Green Building Law Update
Stablecoin: The GENIUS Act Ushers in a New Era including Green Building Finance
On July 18, 2025, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, signed into law the much anticipated Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, that is…
ComplexDiscovery
GENIUS Act Signed Into Law: A Game Changer for Legal Discovery and Information Governance
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: President Trump’s signing of the GENIUS Act sets a new course for professionals in eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and information governance. By formalizing federal oversight of stablecoins—requiring one-to-one reserve backing,…
Technology and AI
Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus: UK cryptoasset regulation mini-series – Episode 2 – Qualifying stablecoins
By Jonathan Herbst (UK), Hannah Meakin (UK), Matthew Gregory (UK), Simon Lovegrove (UK)
In the second podcast of our new mini-series covering UK cryptoasset regulation Jonahan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Matthew Gregory discuss the key features of qualifying stablecoins. Listen to the episode…
China Law Insight
美国《GENIUS法案》：合规稳定币的监管框架
By King & Wood
作者：费思 在我们此前关于特朗普第二任期的加密资产政策的文章中提到，为了将美国打造为“世界加密资产之都”（“crypto capital of the planet”），特朗普政府采取了一系列积极措施拥抱加密货币及数字资产，其中之一便是支持与美元挂钩稳定币的蓬勃发展和广泛使用。2025年2月4日，名为《指导与建立美国稳定币国家创新法案》（“GENIUS法案”）的新两党法案草案出台，该法案的目的是在美国建立支付稳定币（payment stablecoin）的全面法律和监管框架。2025年5月20日，美国参议院以66票赞成、32票反对的结果通过了该法案的“cloture动议”，意味着该法案将跳过美国国会的冗长辩论，进入参议院的最终表决阶段（full floor vote）。在顺利通过美国参议院表决后，法案会进入美国众议院再次表决，通过后有望由美国总统签署成为美国联邦法律。 阅读更多
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
The GENIUS Act: What Is It and What’s Next?
By Genna Garver, Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Ethan G. Ostroff, James Stevens, Matthew Russell Morris
On June 17, the U.S. Senate voted 68-30 to pass S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, known as the GENIUS Act (the Act). This represents…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Is There Stability in Stablecoin? Asking for a D&O Underwriter
Sarah Abrams We live in a time when cryptocurrency has friends in high places. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead…