ACI Digital Assets Forum Returns: NY Hosts Critical Compliance & Regulation Summit Nov 18-19

Wall Street braces for crypto's regulatory reckoning as industry leaders converge in Manhattan.

Enforcement Takes Center Stage

Regulators sharpen their claws while compliance teams scramble to keep pace with evolving frameworks. The two-day intensive brings together SEC officials, blockchain innovators, and legal heavyweights—all navigating the same turbulent waters.

Oversight or Overreach?

New York's financial watchdog continues flexing its muscles, demanding clearer rules for an industry that's still writing its own playbook. Meanwhile, crypto firms are pouring millions into compliance—because nothing says 'decentralized revolution' like begging bureaucrats for permission slips.

The compliance-industrial complex cashes in while real builders keep shipping code. Same as it ever was.

Agenda Highlights

Day One – November 18, 2025
The forum kicks off with opening remarks by co-chairs Kate Eyerman (Global Chief Compliance Officer, Blockchain.com) and Kristen Hecht (Chief Compliance Officer, 1Money USA, Inc.), featuring sessions that include:

• U.S. Crypto Outlook: Exploring SEC’s crypto taskforce, regulatory shifts, Bitcoin ETFs, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
• Stablecoins: Navigating legislative trends, reserve risk, liquidity implications, and payment flow disruption 
• Crypto-Financial Institution Partnerships: Governance, product issuance, risk management 
• State-Level Regulatory Oversight: Insight from NY DFS and broader state regulators
  Day one concludes with a networking reception
  

Day Two – November 19, 2025
Sessions will cover:

• Advancements in AML and sanctions compliance amid evolving U.S., UK, EU, and Russia policies, and AI-driven tools
• IRS Fireside Chat: Enforcement dynamics post-SEC investigations into platforms like OpenSea and Robinhood
• An exploration of escalating crypto scams and law enforcement collaboration
• Blockchain-Based Payments: CBDCs, cross-border transfers, AI plus blockchain integration 
• AI in Compliance: Balancing automated efficiency and regulatory transparency
• Operational risk strategies and institutional adoption of digital assets, including tokenized assets and inflation-hedging instruments
  

Additional Information

• A live webinar titled “Navigating the New Frontier: Digital Assets Top Legal & Compliance Challenges” will be held on October 14, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST
• To receive 10% off your registration, use priority code D10-999-AMBC26 
• Full information about the event can be found at: http://bit.ly/45ZTJLT

Contact Info:

Contact Name: Shannon Kao

Email: [email protected]

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