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Digital Assets

Top 10 Fintech Blog Posts of 2022

By: Morgan J. Hayes, Satish M. Kini, Sidney P. Levinson, Byungkwon Lim, Jeffrey L. Robins, Caroline Swett, Erica S. Weisgerber, Carter Burwell, Robert Dura, Alison Hashmall, Gary E. Murphy, Aseel Rabie, Stephan J. Schlegelmilch, Elie J. Worenklein, Chen Xu, Michael C. Godbe, Alicia Guo, Ezra Newman, Taylor Richards, Jonathan Steinberg and Justice Walters December 22, 2022

As we approach the end of the year, here are the Top 10 posts on the Debevoise Fintech Blog in 2022. If you are not already a Blog subscriber, click…

Anti-Money Laundering

Bill Breakdown: The Warren-Marshall Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act

By: Carter Burwell, Aseel Rabie and Jonathan Steinberg December 21, 2022

On December 14, 2022, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022 (the “Act”). According to the statement announcing the Act,…

Digital Assets

Webcast – Deep-Dive into the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act with Staff Members Chris Land and Arjun Ghosh

By: Alison Hashmall and Gary E. Murphy August 4, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, the first comprehensive bill introduced to govern digital assets…

CBDC/Stablecoin

Senate Banking Committee Hearing Regarding the PWG Report on Stablecoins

By: Caroline Swett, Carter Burwell, Lily D. Vo and Ezra Newman March 7, 2022

On February 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (“Senate Banking Committee”) hosted a virtual hearing entitled, “Examining the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets…

Congressional Hearings

Senate Agriculture Committee Takes on Digital Assets With the CFTC in the Spotlight

By: Carter Burwell, Chen Xu, Jonathan Steinberg, Lily D. Vo and Justice Walters March 1, 2022

On February 9, 2022, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (“Senate Agriculture Committee”) hosted a virtual hearing entitled, “Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation.” The hearing focused…