Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs emerged as disruptors, designed to challenge traditional financial systems and sidestep conventional regulation. But, as these technologies have developed, so too have legal frameworks. At the end of 2024, MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) entered into force in the EU, and the US House of Representatives is set to consider three crypto-related bills in summer 2025, including the GENIUS Act, which seeks to establish the first comprehensive federal framework for the issuance, regulation and oversight of payment stablecoins in the United States.

In this Global Insight podcast, four experts — who spoke at the IBA’s Annual Conference in Mexico — explore the effect regulation can have on digital assets:

Featuring:

• Luis Urrutia, Deputy General Counsel, International Monetary Fund;
• Lee Pascoe, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright;
• Drew Hinkes, digital assets partner at Winston & Strawn; and
• Jon Frost, Head of Innovation and the Digital Economy unit at the Bank for International Settlement.

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