Digital Assets Download: The Future Isn't Coming – It's Here. President Donald Trump's first week back in office was a momentous one for digital assets, with long-awaited repeal of SAB 121 and a sweeping executive order establishing digital assets as a priority of his Administration.
In this edition of the Digital Assets Download, our team gives a roadmap for what to expect from digital assets regulation and legislation under Trump 2.0. We also cover the European Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), a sweeping regulation that will apply to almost all EU financial entities, including banks, payment and electronic money institutions, investment firms, and crypto-asset service providers. This edition also features a wide range of insights from our friends at the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) in their 2024 Annual Report – including some insights from our Mayer Brown team.
Not to be overshadowed, the digital assets market saw one of the world's largest private credit managers launch a tokenized fund and one of the biggest names in stablecoins shopping in the M&A market. Oh, and Arizona may want to invest in crypto... More on these and other stories in our News Node.
For the Uninitiated: Digital Assets Download is a curated mix of insights and headlines that provide a Layer 3 Legal Perspective" on the digital assets multiverse—created by Mayer Brown's global Digital Assets, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency group.
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Perspectives and insights from Mayer Brown lawyers and other thought leaders that touch on digital assets, decentralized finance, cryptocurrencies and related fields.
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