Stable.Issuing Stablecoins Across the US and the UAE: What the Frameworks Demand in Practice
The regulatory frameworks are in place. The GENIUS Act is law. The UAE's three stablecoin regimes are live. The question now is what they actually require and what that means for firms making real decisions about issuance, structure, and cross-border operation.
This session is designed to be a frank, practitioner-level conversation, straight into the substance.
What we will cover
The US dual federal/state regime in practice: how issuers are navigating the GENIUS Act, the OCC national trust bank charter race, and where the yield prohibition is actually drawing the line
The UAE's three live regimes — CBUAE, VARA, and ADGM/FSRA — and what drives the domicile decision beyond the headline reserve rules
The AED stablecoin market: what has moved, what hasn't, and where regulatory attention is focused
Q&A: submit your questions at registration and we will work through them during the session
Who this is for
Legal, compliance, and regulatory professionals at financial institutions, fintechs, and crypto-asset businesses operating across the GCC, the US, and the UK.
This session brings together regulatory advisors and legal practitioners from both sides of the US–UAE stablecoin landscape.
Jehanzeb Awan Founder & CEO, j. awan & partners and azakaw. Jehanzeb founded j. awan & partners in the DIFC in 2014 and has built it into the largest home-grown compliance and advisory practice in the GCC. He is also the Founder and CEO of azakaw, MENA's leading compliance automation platform. With over 20 years of experience across compliance, markets and regulation in the Gulf, he brings a direct and practitioner-led perspective to the current environment.
Yulia Makarova Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP. Yulia is a financial services regulatory partner with deep experience in UK and EU financial regulation. She advises investment firms, fintechs, crypto-asset service providers, payment service providers, token issuers, and sovereign wealth funds on complex, cross-border regulatory matters — spanning the full lifecycle from authorisations and licensing to regulatory change, M&A, and capital markets activity.
Thania Charmani Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP. Thania is a litigation partner with broad experience representing clients in complex commercial and securities matters across private litigation and enforcement actions in state and federal courts. Since 2017 she has focused on blockchain and distributed ledger technology, advising corporations and individuals on digital asset regulatory compliance matters at the intersection of litigation and enforcement.
Konstantinos Adamos Of Counsel, Winston & Strawn LLP. Konstantinos is a financial services regulatory lawyer focusing on FinTech and digital assets. He advises on complex regulatory matters, cross-border expansion, governance, regulatory licensing, and product launch and structuring across the GCC and internationally.
Presented by: j. awan & partners × Winston & Strawn LLP
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