GENIUS Act Advances, Kraken’s $1.5B Acquisition, and SEC’s Crypto Roundtable

In today's episode, we delve into the Senate's advancement of the GENIUS Act, a pivotal stablecoin regulation bill, and Kraken's strategic $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader, marking a significant merger in the finance and crypto sectors. We also cover the SEC's upcoming public roundtable aimed at clarifying crypto asset regulations. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News. Sources: https://www.sullcrom.com/SullivanCromwell/_Assets/PDFs/Memos/Stablecoin-Legislation.pdf https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/retail-crypto-groups-back-stablecoin-payments-legislation/742563/ https://www.bankingexchange.com/news-feed/item/10269-senate-banking-committee-clears-revised-genius-act https://www.ncsl.org/resources/details/capitol-to-capitol-march-18-2025 https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/fin-tech/1600402/guiding-innovation-understanding-the-genius-act-of-2025-and-its-impact-on-stablecoins https://www.sullcrom.com/insights/memo/2025/March/Stablecoin-Legislation https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2025/03/congress-moves-forward-on-stablecoin-legislation-the-us-senate-banking-committee-approves-the-genius-act https://www.ledgerinsights.com/senate-banking-committee-passes-bill-for-non-interest-bearing-stablecoins-2/ https://www.ledgerinsights.com/senate-banking-committee-passes-bill-for-non-interest-bearing-stablecoins/ https://www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2025/03/updates-on-proposed-stablecoin-legislation-genius-act-and-stable-act https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-stablecoin-bill-likely-next-2-months-bo-hines https://cryptobriefing.com/kraken-ninjatrader-acquisition-deal/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4efPkc8fqH4 https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/20/kraken-enters-agreement-acquire-futures-trading-platform-ninjatrader-1-5b/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/03/20/kraken-buys-ninjatrader-for-usd1-5b-to-enter-u-s-crypto-futures-market https://www.theblock.co/post/347293/kraken-ninjatrader-acquisition-1-5-billion-usd-largest-ever-crypto-tradfi-deal https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-reportedly-nears-billion-dollar-deal-allowing-futures-trading-us-report https://ninjatrader.com/news/ninjatrader-unveils-ninjatrader-live/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250320152798/en/Kraken-to-Acquire-NinjaTrader-Introducing-the-Next-Era-of-Professional-Trading https://www.lowenstein.com/news-insights/firm-news/lowenstein-represents-kraken-in-acquisition-of-ninjatrader-largest-ever-deal-combining-traditional-finance-and-crypto https://ninjatrader.com/news/kraken-to-acquire-ninjatrader-introducing-the-next-era-of-professional-trading/ https://www.sec.gov/about/crypto-task-force-roundtable-march-21 https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/2025/03/19/sec-to-host-roundtable-series-on-cryptocurrency-regulations/ https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/videos/crypto-task-force-roundtable-march-21 https://blockchain.news/flashnews/sec-crypto-task-force-s-first-roundtable-on-crypto-asset-regulation-to-be-live-streamed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iv4qrLOVao https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/20/as-congress-talks-up-its-earth-shaking-crypto-bill-regulators-are-already-at-work https://www.sec.gov/files/ctf-input-reiners-2025-3-18.pdf https://www.cahill.com/news/events/2025-03-21-lewis-cohen-to-speak-at-sec-crypto-task-force-first-industry-roundtable https://www.sec.gov/about/crypto-task-force/written-submission/ctf-input-reiners-2025-3-18