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Jan 23, 2025 · executive orderStrengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology
private sector
Jan 20, 2025 · presidential memorandumDelivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
economic policyAmerican workers
Jan 20, 2025 · presidential memorandumThe Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)
foreign countrieseconomic policy

Executive Order EO 14178

Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology

SignedDonald Trump · Jan 23, 2025

Trump directs federal agencies to support cryptocurrency and blockchain while banning central bank digital currencies.

Creates no new funding or legal authority; directs agencies to use existing powers. Does not define enforcement mechanisms or penalties for noncompliance.

What it does (15)

Purpose and Policies
- Directs support for individuals and private companies to access and use public blockchain networks without censorship
- Directs promotion of dollar-backed stablecoins to protect U.S. dollar sovereignty
- Directs protection of banking access for law-abiding crypto businesses and individuals
- Directs development of clear, technology-neutral regulatory frameworks for digital assets
- Prohibits establishment, issuance, circulation, or use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the U.S.
Revocation of Executive Order 14067 and Department of the Treasury Framework of July 7, 2022
- Revokes Executive Order 14067 (Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets) from March 9, 2022
- Directs Treasury to revoke the Department of the Treasury Framework for International Engagement on Digital Assets from July 7, 2022
- Directs Treasury to rescind all conflicting policies, directives, and guidance issued under the revoked order and framework
Establishment of the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets
- Establishes the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets within the National Economic Council
- Directs member agencies to identify all regulations and guidance affecting digital assets within 30 days
- Directs agencies to recommend rescissions or changes to crypto-related rules within 60 days
- Directs Working Group to propose federal regulatory framework for stablecoins and digital assets within 180 days
- Directs Working Group to evaluate creation of a national digital asset stockpile from federal law enforcement seizures
Prohibition of Central Bank Digital Currencies
- Prohibits federal agencies from establishing, issuing, or promoting CBDCs in the U.S. or abroad
- Directs immediate termination of any ongoing federal CBDC plans or development initiatives

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