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ARTICLE · 07 MAY 2025

Trump's First 100 Days Of Crypto Asset Regulation

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The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have ushered in a transformative era for crypto asset regulation in the United States, marked by a pro-innovation, deregulatory approach across federal agencies that may pave the way for the crypto market to become integrated with the broader financial system.

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Samson A. Enzer
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Lewis Rinaudo Cohen
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Sarah Weiyang Chen
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The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have ushered in a transformative era for crypto asset regulation in the United States, marked by a pro-innovation, deregulatory approach across federal agencies that may pave the way for the crypto market to become integrated with the broader financial system. This alert synthesizes key policy shifts and announcements, grouped by agency, and analyzes their significance for the crypto industry. Links to the announcements and other publications are provided in the appendix for ease of reference.

Executive Orders

President Trump issued two pivotal executive orders promoting crypto asset innovation and establishing strategic national crypto asset reserves. The first order, EO 14178, codifies a national strategy to foster blockchain growth, limits federal regulatory overreach, and bans central bank digital currencies, emphasizing private sector leadership. It establishes the President's Working

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