Washington’s crypto playbook flipped on May 14 when Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger agreed to helm the Blockchain Association, leaving the regulator for the industry’s most influential trade group. Summer Mersinger to Leave CFTC According to a post published on the Blockchain Association’s official X account, Mersinger will leave her position at […]
Wall Street’s future is barreling toward the blockchain as a top SEC insider champions tokenization, signaling a transformative leap that could revolutionize financial markets forever. Tokenized Wall Street? SEC Insider Signals Massive Blockchain Shakeup Is Coming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce, speaking at the Crypto Task Force’s fourth roundtable in Washington
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The SEC is unleashing a groundbreaking crypto rulebook rewrite that could supercharge U.S. digital asset innovation, redefining issuance, custody, and trading for unstoppable market growth. Crypto Shakeup Ahead: SEC Hits the Gas on Core Framework Rewrite U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins discussed a detailed framework for regulating digital assets at the
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Key Takeaways The SEC delayed its decision on Grayscale’s Solana ETF to assess compliance with investor protection and market integrity standards. Public comment periods have opened for BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF redemption model and the 21Shares Dogecoin ETF. Share this article The US Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its decision on Grayscale’s Solana ETF today, while
Members of the Federal Reserve’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) raised concerns that nonbank-issued stablecoins could accelerate deposit outflows from traditional banks and reduce credit availability to local communities. According to the April 10 meeting records, council members expressed apprehension over pending legislation in Congress related to payment stablecoins and their regulatory treatment. They
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed on May 13 that national banks are now authorized to engage in a wide range of crypto-asset activities, removing long-standing regulatory ambiguities that had kept many financial institutions on the sidelines. In tandem with recent moves by the Federal Reserve, the policy shift opens the
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Animoca Brands is planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange, with an announcement expected soon. Executive Chairman Yat Siu said the listing is motivated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s favorable regulatory stance on digital assets. Trump’s Light-Touch Regulation Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, a leading blockchain gaming and crypto investment firm, is eyeing a
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Key Takeaways Two crypto bills, Senate Bill 1373 and Senate Bill 1024, are dead after the governor’s action. A budget-neutral approach in House Bill 2749 was favored by Hobbs for managing Bitcoin reserves through airdrops and staking. Share this article Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on Monday vetoed Senate Bill 1373 (SB1373), which proposed establishing a
The U.S. Treasury is holding closed-door talks with crypto leaders this week to reshape stablecoin rules, DeFi oversight, and digital asset regulation in the U.S. US Treasury Engages Crypto Leaders in Roundtables to Advance Digital Asset Regulation The U.S. Department of the Treasury is holding a series of confidential discussions this week with cryptocurrency executives
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The SEC is unleashing a new crypto era, vowing to ditch regulation-by-enforcement in favor of bold, crystal-clear rules that supercharge onchain innovation and market growth. SEC Chair Commits to Ending Policy by Enforcement With Clear Onchain Crypto Regulations U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins detailed his ambitious agenda for crypto asset
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