Key Highlights: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advancing a regulatory framework allowing crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. New investor safeguards strictly prohibit margin lending for crypto ETFs, mandate regulated digital asset custody, and require risk acknowledgments. Approved crypto ETFs must be passive investment vehicles maintaining at least 80% ...
Key Highlights: Hester Peirce is leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after more than eight years as a commissioner. Peirce advocated for clearer cryptocurrency rules, including a token safe harbor and regulatory guardrails for the digital asset industry. Her departure has drawn praise from the Blockchain Association for her efforts to support innovation while ...
Key Highlights Donald Trump has not announced nominees to fill vacant leadership seats at the SEC and CFTC. A White House official said Trump intended to nominate members to both agencies “in the near future.“ Without the CLARITY Act, the SEC and CFTC are continuing to shape crypto regulation through agency rulemaking and guidance. SEC ...
Key Highlights: No Senate Democrat voted last week to advance the Clarity Act, according to the source. The legislation would have created rules for digital assets and aimed to reduce transaction costs for everyday Americans. The source argues that Democratic tax proposals would increase costs for overtime, tips and Social Security recipients. Clarity Act stalls ...
Key Highlights Strategy founder Michael Saylor unveiled a comprehensive policy framework advocating for Bitcoin’s integration into banking and insurance systems, including custody services and balance-sheet adoption. Saylor proposes a “digital rights declaration” establishing five fundamental rights for digital asset creation, issuance, holding, transfer, and use, alongside simplified disclosure rules scaled to project size. The framework ...
Key Highlights The Federal Reserve Board proposed two rules on September 24 to implement the GENIUS Act, requiring payment stablecoin issuers to fully back tokens with permissible reserve assets and meet new capital and risk-management standards. The first proposal mandates full reserve backing using short-term Treasury bills and other high-quality liquid assets, while the second ...
Key Highlights SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” resigned effective October 2, 2025, leaving the commission with only two sitting members: Chairman Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda. Peirce’s departure removes the leader of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force at a critical juncture as the agency advances token-classification FAQs and proposed Regulation Crypto ...
Key Highlights Senator Cynthia Lummis blamed Senate Democrats for blocking a procedural vote on bipartisan crypto market structure legislation last week, calling the outcome “dismayed, dumbfounded and saddened.” Speaking at CoinDesk’s Policy & Regulation event, Lummis alleged Democrats prioritized opposition to President Donald Trump over passing the bill, which had grown from 300 to over ...
Key Highlights The Clarity Act would have granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) full supervisory authority over crypto commodity spot markets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum trading. The legislation aimed to define regulatory buckets for blockchain-native assets, curb illicit finance, and provide limited legal protections for decentralized finance (DeFi) software developers. With the bill stalled, ...
At the recent Stablecon conference, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Acting Superintendent Asrow emphasized the critical role of inter-agency collaboration in shaping effective stablecoin regulation. The remarks, delivered on September 16, 2026, reinforce New York’s position as a pioneer in digital asset oversight, building on more than a decade of experience regulating virtual ...
Attorney Bill Morgan stated that the newly released final text of the CLARITY Act resolves a long-standing debate in the cryptocurrency sector. He asserted that XRP will be classified as a commodity in secondary markets irrespective of the volume of supply Ripple continues to hold. “Deal with it Bitcoin maxis,” Morgan wrote, referencing critics who ...
Senate Democrats are scheduled to convene on Sunday as pressure mounts ahead of a critical vote on the CLARITY Act. According to individuals familiar with the discussions, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer initiated the caucus meeting to align members on strategy. Democrats Navigate Internal Divisions on CLARITY Act The gathering comes at a pivotal moment ...