United States of America: Department of the Treasury opened consultation on innovative methods to detect illicit activity involving digital assets under GENIUS Act

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Department of the Treasury opened consultation on innovative methods to detect illicit activity involving digital assets under GENIUS Act

On 18 August 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury opened a public consultation on innovative or novel methods, techniques, and strategies to detect and mitigate illicit finance risks involving digital assets, until 17 October 2025. The…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-08-18
in consultation

On 18 August 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury opened a public consultation on inn…

2025-10-17
processing consultation

On 17 October 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury closes the consultation on innovat…

2026-03-12
concluded

On 12 March 2026, the Department of the Treasury published a report to Congress on the use of innov…