As digital assets move further into mainstream financial services, legal and compliance teams are confronting a new phase of regulatory, enforcement and operational risk. The 2026 Forum will bring together leaders from government, financial institutions, digital asset companies, technology providers and private practice to examine what has changed, which risks remain and how organizations should prepare for the next stage of market growth.
The program will address the issues currently shaping digital assets oversight, including:
- The federal digital assets regulatory and enforcement reset
- Stablecoin implementation, issuer obligations and bank partnerships
- Custody, payments, tokenized deposits and institutional adoption
- Federal and state licensing, examinations and supervision
- Crypto-enabled fraud, ransomware, sanctions evasion and illicit finance
- AI and agentic payments in compliance and investigations
- Tokenization of real-world assets, securities and collateral
- Global regulatory divergence across the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia and the Middle East
Attendees will hear from senior legal, compliance, financial-crime and policy professionals representing organizations including BitGo, Pantera Capital, Circle, Fireblocks, Standard Chartered, Google Cloud, Stripe, Morgan Stanley, Paxos, Block, Ripple, Blockchain.com and other leading participants across the digital assets ecosystem.
Sessions will provide practical guidance on building defensible AML and sanctions programs, strengthening vendor and model governance, preparing for audits and examinations, managing cross-chain risk and responding to rapidly evolving expectations for stablecoins, tokenized assets and AI-enabled financial activity.
“This year’s Forum comes at a pivotal moment for the digital assets market,” said Rachel Lewyn, Senior Conference Producer at ACI. “Organizations are moving beyond theoretical policy discussions and addressing the practical realities of implementation, supervision and institutional adoption. This program is designed to help legal and compliance leaders understand the risks, benchmark their approach and make informed decisions about what comes next.”
The conference will also offer networking opportunities and peer-led discussions designed to connect decision-makers across financial services, crypto, fintech, technology, government and private practice.
For program details and registration information, visit the event website: https://bit.ly/4aRCZd2
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