Digital Asset Strategies for Banks in the U.S.
With legislative and regulatory efforts underway - but progressing in fits and starts - banks of all shapes and sizes are facing a critical question: how do you build a digital asset strategy before the rules are fully written?
Join us for a focused session with Joseph E. Silvia, Partner at Duane Morris LLP and former counsel to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as he unpacks where banks could be developing strategies around serving the digital asset industry - and how to offer traditional bank products and services to its retail and commercial participants.
What You'll Learn
Bank Digital Asset Strategy
How banks of all sizes - from large institutions to regional and community banks - can approach digital asset strategy
Where to start: assessing institutional capacity, expertise, and the right entry points
Serving digital asset businesses as clients and managing exposure
Practical options for engaging with the industry while managing risk
Regulatory and Legislative Landscape
Where current U.S. legislative efforts stand and what banks should be watching
How the evolving regulatory environment creates both opportunity and uncertainty
What regulators expect from banks that are actively exploring digital asset services
Compliance and Risk Considerations
AML/BSA obligations when engaging with digital asset clients and transactions
Third-party and fintech partnership due diligence
Documentation and compliance frameworks that support regulatory conversations
Featured Speaker: Joseph E. Silvia | Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Joseph E. Silvia is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP and member of the firm's Digital Assets and Blockchain Group. His career includes serving as counsel to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where he focused on supervision and regulation of banks, bank holding companies, and savings and loan holding companies. At Duane Morris, Joe advises international, national, regional, and community banks, fintech companies, and credit unions on regulatory matters, digital asset integration, AML compliance, and strategic transactions.
Moderated by:
Jonathan Schmalfeld, Head of Policy at the Digital Chamber, the leading blockchain and digital-asset advocacy organization.
Perfect For
Bank executives and board members evaluating digital asset strategies
Compliance officers and risk managers at traditional financial institutions
Legal professionals advising banks on digital asset matters
Fintech companies seeking banking partnerships
Credit unions exploring digital asset services
Bank regulators and examiners
Format: Fireside chat (conversational interview format)
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