Advisors revisit crypto due diligence as stablecoin rules and AI risks evolve

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Ashutosh Sureka

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Advisors revisit crypto due diligence as stablecoin rules and AI risks evolve — Crypto due diligence evolves

Financial advisors are reassessing crypto due diligence as stablecoins gain traction, regulation shifts and AI-linked trading infrastructure becomes more common. The review centers on client cash management, disclosure of regulatory assumptions and liability risks when automated tools touch execution and data.

Highlights

Beth Haddock urges advisors to intensify due diligence on client cash management, regulatory disclosures, and AI-related accountability as digital cash tools and policy frameworks mature into 2026.
BlackRock, Fidelity, and J.P. Morgan are advancing tokenized money market funds and stablecoin lending, highlighting potential settlement speed, transparency, yield, and cross-border utility benefits for clients.
The GENIUS Act, signed July 18, 2025, will take effect by January 18, 2027, but until final federal rules are implemented, stablecoins remain under state money transmitter laws, requiring careful compliance assessments.

Due diligence priorities for 2026

As reported by CoinDesk, Beth Haddock says advisors should update their legal and regulatory review as digital cash tools, policy frameworks and AI-enabled systems mature. She identifies three areas that need closer scrutiny in 2026, client cash management, disclosure of regulatory dependencies and accountability when AI interacts with crypto transactions.

On cash management, Haddock says advisors should look beyond whether digital products replace traditional sweep accounts or money market funds and instead document whether recommendations serve the client’s best interests. She points to growing stablecoin lending markets and tokenized money market funds from firms including BlackRock, Fidelity and J.P. Morgan, arguing that settlement speed, transparency, yield and cross-border utility may offer advantages for some clients.

She also says political and regulatory assumptions should be made explicit to clients because the policy environment remains unsettled. The proposed GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act may move the sector toward clearer rules, but implementation, consumer protection and enforcement direction still remain in flux, meaning advisors should avoid presenting regulatory certainty where it does not exist.

Regulatory timing and industry implications

Haddock says the combination of AI and crypto infrastructure adds another layer of due diligence for advisory firms. She highlights security, verification of AI claims, controls over outputs and privacy protections as core concerns, especially as automated systems begin preparing or settling transactions and handling confidential client data.

In a related expert response, Aaron Brogan says stablecoins in the U.S. still operate under the older state money transmitter license framework despite the GENIUS Act being signed into law on July 18, 2025. He says the law becomes effective on the earlier of January 18, 2027, or 120 days after primary federal payment stablecoin regulators issue final implementing regulations, while coordinated rulemaking is due by July 18, 2026 and is currently in progress.

That timeline means advisors evaluating stablecoin products still need to distinguish between the current legal structure and the federal framework expected under GENIUS. For wealth managers and institutional advisers, the shift could reshape how digital cash products are assessed for compliance, operational risk and client suitability across the U.S. market.

Our earlier coverage of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s push for tougher financial-sector cybersecurity oversight highlighted how AI-enabled attacks are raising the risk of data breaches and systemic disruption. The piece noted her call for stronger bank supervision, tighter third-party vendor controls, and improved threat-information sharing as federal cyber capacity and enforcement priorities remain in flux.

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