Crypto Regulation Webinars and Product Demos

The CLARITY Act stalled on September 15, 2026, when a procedural Senate vote fell 49 to 50, short of the 60 votes needed to open debate. The bill didn't fail on its substance. It went down over the ethics provision and stablecoin yield, and its anti-money laundering title, which almost nobody opposed, went down with it.

In this on-demand webinar, Summer Mersinger, of the Blockchain Association and a former CFTC commissioner, joins Lana Schwartzman, Notabene's VP of Global Regulatory and Compliance Strategy. They cover what actually happened in the Senate, whether the bill can come back, how far the SEC and CFTC can go without it, and what compliance teams should build now. For background on the bill itself, read our overview of the CLARITY Act.

Key takeaways

• The vote that failed was procedural. It was a cloture vote on the motion to proceed, which needed 60 votes. One senator switched to "no" to keep the motion to reconsider alive, so the bill can return at any point before this Congress ends.
• The lame duck session is the next realistic window. The Senate leaves in September and returns after the November election. Summer puts the odds of passage in the lame duck at roughly 50-50, possibly as part of a year-end package. There is precedent: the GENIUS Act failed its first cloture vote in May 2025 and passed eleven days later.
• The agencies are moving without Congress. On September 17, the SEC issued its innovation exemption for tokenized securities venues, and the CFTC issued no-action Letter 26-25 for passive software providers. The CFTC also sent a crypto market structure rule for White House review. Based on the CFTC chairman's recent speeches, Summer expects it to reach into spot crypto markets.
• Agency action is less durable than a statute. A future administration can withdraw exemptions and no-action letters more easily than formal rules, and new rules are likely to be challenged in court. Summer's advice: "Plan accordingly, but don't lock yourself in."
• Compliance obligations haven't changed. AML, KYC and the Travel Rule already apply. Build to the risks the bill targeted rather than its exact wording, and remember that the safe harbors it would have created don't exist yet.

What compliance teams should build now

Lana's five priorities for 2027 compliance budgets, each taken from the bill that didn't pass:

1. A five-pillar AML program with a documented customer identification program (CIP).
2. Blockchain analytics built into suspicious activity monitoring. The bill named it twice as an accepted method.
3. A written risk analysis before engaging with any DeFi protocol, covering money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud and market manipulation, and operational and cyber risk.
4. A documented procedure for executing, rejecting or suspending transactions on risk grounds, with the reasoning kept on record. The bill's three-year retention period is a sensible benchmark.
5. Counterparty due diligence and working Travel Rule data exchange.

The last one was never waiting on Congress. The US Travel Rule has applied to money transmitters since 1996, and FinCEN confirmed in 2019 guidance that it covers convertible virtual currency businesses. EU counterparties have operated under the Transfer of Funds Regulation since December 2024, and FATF Recommendation 16 applies in more than 100 jurisdictions. See our US crypto regulation overview for the current requirements.

Speakers

• Summer Mersinger, of Blockchain Association. Former CFTC commissioner who previously worked on Capitol Hill.
• Lana Schwartzman, VP of Global Regulatory and Compliance Strategy, Notabene.

Talk to our regulatory team

Notabene's Regulatory and Compliance team follows US market structure rulemaking as it happens and works with regulators and industry groups worldwide. If you're planning your US compliance roadmap, or deciding whether to build in the US before the rules settle, book a call with our regulatory experts.

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What does it actually take for regulated financial institutions to deliver digital asset services safely, compliantly, and at scale?

Join AMINA Bank and Notabene for a discussion on the operational realities of institutional digital assets.

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Hosting this session:

🎙️ Giuseppe Nicola Spinillo, Executive Director, Head of Operations, AMINA Bank

🎙️ Daniel Nicolas, Vice President, Sales, Notabene

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This session covers:

🔐 Building confidence in counterparties before transactions happen

⚡ Why the industry is moving toward pre-transaction authorisation

🌍 Navigating FINMA, MiCA, FSRA, and SFC requirements

💵 The role of stablecoins in institutional strategy

🔭 What's next for regulated institutions following the end of MiCA's grandfathering period

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A new consultation opens, and what comes next?‍

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As the EU’s MiCA grandfathering period comes to an end, crypto firms are entering a critical new phase of regulatory supervision and operational readiness.

At the same time, the European Commission has opened a targeted consultation on the future of MiCA, raising important questions around stablecoins, DeFi access, offshore CASPs, and whether the regulation remains fit for purpose as the market evolves.

Join Notabene’s Director of Regulatory & Compliance, Catarina Veloso, and a panel of industry experts for a timely discussion on what the end of the transition period means for crypto firms operating in Europe.

Speaker lineup:

• Michał Truszczyński, Senior Specialist, Public Affairs, Bitpanda
• Neil Samtani, Chief Executive Officer, VASPnet
• Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Head of Policy Europe, Chainalysis
• ‍Dea Markova, Director of Policy, Fireblocks‍
• Moderated by: Catarina Veloso, Director of Regulatory & Compliance, Notabene

The panel will discuss:

• Lessons learned from MiCA implementation so far
• What happens after the 1 July 2026 grandfathering deadline
• Expectations for CASPs entering full MiCA supervision
• The operational impact of TFR requirements
• The European Commission’s new consultation and emerging policy priorities
• Stablecoins, DeFi, offshore CASPs, and the future direction of EU crypto regulation

Whether you’re already authorised, awaiting approval, or preparing for MiCA compliance at scale, this session will help you understand what matters now and what comes next.

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Australia’s Travel Rule deadline is approaching, and Fireblocks customers operating in Australia need a clear path to compliance. This webinar explains what the new obligations mean for Australian VASPs, including the need to collect, verify, and transmit required originator and beneficiary information for virtual asset transfers.

Learn how Fireblocks customers can simplify readiness using the existing Notabene and Fireblocks integration. The session shows how to automate Travel Rule checks, identify counterparties, exchange required data, and use Fireblocks policies to help ensure transactions only move forward once compliance requirements are met.

Takeaways:

• What Australia’s Travel Rule means VASPs
• Key compliance obligations ahead of the 1 July 2026 deadline
• How to manage Travel Rule data collection, verification, and transmission
• How Notabene integrates with Fireblocks transaction workflows
• How Fireblocks policies can support compliant transaction approvals
• Practical steps Australian VASPs can take now to prepare

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A regulamentação de serviços de ativos virtuais passou a incluir, no âmbito do mercado de câmbio, determinadas operações com ativos virtuais, em especial, transações envolvendo carteiras autocustodiadas e transferências internacionais. Nesse sentido, as SPSAVs brasileiras deverão iniciar, em maio, os reportes exigidos pelo Banco Central sobre as operações enquadradas nesse perímetro regulatório.

Detalhes do evento

⏱️ 45 minutos, incluindo perguntas ao vivo
🎙️ Sessão em português
💻 Online e gratuita

A partir de maio de 2026, as SPSAVs brasileiras passarão a ter obrigação de prestar informações mensais ao Banco Central sobre operações com ativos virtuais incluídas no mercado de câmbio – e as transferências envolvendo carteiras autocustodiadas e contrapartes internacionais agora entram nesse escopo.

Na prática, parte dos dados exigidos pelo BCB coincide com aqueles que a Travel  Rule exige que as SPSAVs armazenem. Há, contudo, uma diferença relevante  de natureza: enquanto a Travel Rule impõe a transmissão dessas informações  às instituições com as quais a SPSAV interage, o reporte cambial consiste em  uma obrigação de envio de informações ao Banco Central. O prazo para a  implementação dos reportes é também mais curto, e o processo de coleta das 

informações sobre operações com carteiras autocustodiadas traz desafios operacionais que merecem atenção.

Esta sessão reúne especialistas do setor para uma conversa sobre o que as normas do Banco Central realmente exigem e como se preparar nas semanas que restam.

Palestrantes

• Catarina Veloso — Diretora de Regulatório e Compliance, Notabene‍
• Sodreia Amorim — Braza UK‍
• Marcos Medeiros Coelho da Rocha — Sócio, Veirano Advogados

O que esperar desta sessão

• Uma leitura clara do perímetro cambial atual no Brasil e as operações com ativos virtuais abrangidas 
• A lógica por trás do enquadramento das transferências com carteiras autocustodiadas como operações de câmbio 
• Uma abordagem prática para o requisito mais desafiante: identificação da contraparte

Para quem é esta sessão

Líderes de compliance, jurídico e operações em SPSAVs, exchanges, custodiantes e PSPs brasileiros — e qualquer pessoa que esteja construindo no Brasil e precise entender, na prática, as novas obrigações de reporte cambial.

We've been putting Notabene Flow in front of some of the largest financial institutions and stablecoin-native businesses in the world. The reaction has been consistent: once people see what an end-to-end compliant stablecoin payment flow actually looks like, something clicks.

On April 30, we opened that same walkthrough up to a wider audience. Our CEO and co-founder Pelle Braendgaard will demo a crypto-native invoicing flow initiated by a custodial wallet provider and paid by the payer in their asset of choice, on any stablecoin rail — all with a fully Travel Rule-compliant, address-less workflow that solves the coordination challenge facing today's stablecoin payment solutions.

This session goes beyond the invoicing demo you may have already seen. We walk through additional use cases including subscription payments, metered billing, and other B2B payment scenarios where Flow is unlocking new revenue for network participants.

You'll also learn how, as a member of the Notabene network, you can earn fees off any stablecoin payment flow where you serve as a responding agent — with no integration lift required to be listed as a payment option.

Who should watch: Compliance leaders, product teams, revenue owners, custodial wallet providers, PSPs, and anyone responsible for payments strategy at a crypto or stablecoin-native business.

What we cover:

• A live end-to-end demo of Notabene Flow, including invoicing, subscription, and metered billing use cases
• How responding agents earn fees from payments flowing across the Notabene network
• What the address-less, Travel Rule-compliant workflow means for your compliance and product teams
• How to activate Flow with virtually zero additional integration effort

Event details:

Notabene Flow Live Product Demo

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Presented by Notabene <> TRM Labs

🎥 Format: On-demand Webinar

Australia’s Crypto Travel Rule Countdown is on

Australia’s crypto AML/CTF regime is entering a new phase. From 31 March 2026, the reformed framework takes effect, expanding AUSTRAC oversight across virtual asset services. Mandatory Travel Rule compliance—no thresholds, no exceptions—follows from 1 July 2026, requiring both existing and newly regulated VASPs to have controls in place by that date.

TRM Labs and Notabene are bringing together industry leaders and experts for a practical walkthrough of what Australia’s new crypto regulatory framework means for your business, and how to prepare before enforcement begins. This webinar will explore the real-world implications of Australia’s Travel Rule requirements for VASPs and financial institutions operating in or servicing Australia.

The session is designed to bridge regulatory expectations and operational reality, covering:

• What’s changing under Australia’s AML/CTF reforms
• How the Crypto Travel Rule works in Australia
• Key compliance obligations for VASPs
• Practical implementation guidance

Speakers:

• Angela Ang – Head of Policy & Strategic Partnerships APAC, TRM Labs
• Lana Schwartzman – VP, Global Regulatory & Compliance Strategy, Notabene
• Dianah N. Igati – Regional Head of Compliance, Pepperstone
• Antonio Alvarez Lorenzo - Chief Compliance Officer, Crypto.com
• Liam Hennessy - Partner, Thomas Geer

Australia’s 2024 AML/CTF reforms modernize how value transfers are regulated—bringing crypto firmly in line with FATF Recommendations 15 and 16. The changes significantly expand the scope of regulated activity and introduce Travel Rule obligations for both domestic and cross-border virtual asset transfers.

If you operate a crypto exchange, custodial wallet, transfer service, or token-related business, these changes apply to you.

This webinar is designed to help you move from awareness to execution—before the compliance deadline.

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Hong Kong is moving to establish a clear regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers. For firms operating in, entering, or servicing the market, understanding these requirements — particularly Travel Rule obligations — is no longer optional.

This webinar brings together industry specialists for a practical, forward-looking discussion on what the new framework means in real terms, how compliance expectations are likely to be enforced, and how firms can prepare effectively.

Speakers

• Christopher Liu — Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Regulatory, Matrixport
• Arnaud Wenger — General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Tazapay
• Nathan Simmons — Chief Compliance Officer, VDX
• Catarina Veloso — Director, Regulatory & Compliance, Notabene

The panel explores

• Key elements of Hong Kong’s regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers
• Travel Rule implementation: regulatory expectations and operational realities
• Common compliance challenges and practical steps to address them
• What issuers should be doing now to stay ahead of regulatory change
• Time for live audience Q&A

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This session is designed for stablecoin issuers, digital asset service providers, compliance and legal teams, fintech leaders, and anyone responsible for navigating regulatory risk in Hong Kong.

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See Notabene Flow in Action

Notabene Flow is unlocking a new revenue stream for crypto businesses-and many of our existing customers are already closer than they realize.

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In this session, Notabene CEO, Pelle Braendgaard, and VP of Market Engineering, Ralph King, will walk through how Notabene Flow turns the payment activity already happening on the Notabene Network into a compliant, scalable, and monetizable stablecoin payments rail for your organization.

You’ll learn why Flow was built, how it aligns with a compliance-first approach to stablecoin payments, and how your team can activate it with virtually zero additional integration effort. We’ll also demo the end-to-end experience and share how your product, revenue, and compliance teams can benefit.

Who should attend: Compliance leaders, product teams, revenue owners, and anyone responsible for payments strategy.

Key takeaways:
• How Notabene Flow transforms existing network volume into revenue
• Why Flow is the compliant path to enterprise-scale stablecoin payments
• A live demo of how Flow works today
• How to join Flow and bring the right internal teams into the process

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Event details:

‍Notabene Customer Exclusive Webinar - Monetize Your Notabene Integration

‍Dec 17, 2025

9:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM GMT

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