Trump's Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology

On January 23, 2025, President Trump released an executive order titled "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology." This executive order set policy directives for cryptocurrency regulators, rescinded Executive Order 14067 (Mar. 9, 2022), and established a new, multi-agency working group, among other things. Read this article to get information on the scope of this executive order and how it may affect existing regulation of cryptocurrency.

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