ACAMS Buffalo Chapter September 2025 Virtual Event: The Rise of Stablecoins: Considerations for the Move from Crypto-fringe to Mainstream Money

Overview

Stablecoins are reshaping the digital asset ecosystem, promising faster payments, broader access to financial services, and seamless integration with traditional banking infrastructure.  But with opportunity comes regulatory complexity and heightened compliance risk.

In this session, we will be joined by Jai Massari and Michael Moiser from Arktouros PLLC. Arktouros a boutique law firm focused on emerging technologies & digital assets. Jai Massari is a financial regulatory lawyer who has been advising on stablecoins since 2018, including as the lead financial regulatory outside counsel on the Libra stablecoin project.  Mosier is a the cofounder of Arktouros is a luminary on the illicit finance and emerging technologies, both in his private sector and government work.

The session will explore:

• What stablecoins are and how are they different from bank deposits, tokenized deposits, and MMFs
• GENIUS, and what it will do to and for stablecoins
• Practical AML, sanctions, and risk management considerations for financial institutions
• What compliance officers should anticipate next as the market matures

Join us for a forward-looking discussion on how innovation and oversight must work hand-in-hand as stablecoins become an increasingly critical part of the financial landscape.