As 2024 concludes, financial markets are witnessing significant shifts, particularly within the world of cryptocurrency. As crypto investors profit, many cash out from more volatile assets, such as Bitcoin, to safer options such as real-world asset (“RWA”) tokens—tokenized representations of tangible assets traded on a blockchain, and stablecoins—assets pegged to traditional currencies like the U.S. dollar. The regulation of digital currencies is an ongoing focus for federal and state regulators (previously discussed here, here, and here). As stablecoin and RWA token products gain popularity with consumers, it will be interesting to see how consumer finance regulators choose to address the novel risks that these products pose.Continue Reading Riding the Wave: How the Crypto Surge is Influencing Finance