The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate stock transactions on blockchains.
The agency that once fought the events contracts platforms in court has now issued a new policy stance and is proposing permanent rules for oversight.
The two agencies sealed their memorandum of understanding to link the parts of their work that overlap, and coordinated crypto oversight is among the top goals.
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. made clear that even pass-through deposit insurance won't be allowed from third-party firms.
The companies will be able to run their products in a controlled environment while regulators monitor risks and compliance.
The SEC chairman made clear that formal new ties between the U.S. markets regulators will run so deep as to include combined meetings with firms pitching products.
The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators clarified that the capital tally in banks needs identical treatment whether securities are tokenized or not.
A charter would allow ZeroHash to operate under a single federal framework, rather than state-by-state rules and offer services aligned with recent legislation.
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would govern stablecoins, including apparent limits on rewards that may affect Coinbase.
Before the Senate Banking Committee gaveled its banking-oversight hearing to a start, crypto claimed much of the oxygen, including in an OCC policy push.
The company said it punished the MrBeast employee and another user it said tried to get away with contracts relying on inside information.
The proposal would cut the risk factor from Fed oversight and bar supervisors from pushing banks to cut off disfavored businesses, including in crypto.
The securities regulator has continued its Project Crypto work to make unofficial policy changes as it moved to let broker-dealers treat stablecoins as capital.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new chief, Mike Selig, repurposed the agency's previous CEO innovation council, almost tripling its members.
The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain firms warned policymakers on Thursday.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts.
CIRO’s new digital asset custody framework takes effect immediately, raising standards for crypto trading platforms as regulators push to reduce investor risk.
With Commodity Futures Trading Commission head Mike Selig new in the role, the agencies held a "harmonization" event to show they're side-by-side.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig said they are working with the Senate to get a crypto market structure bill over the line.
A new Digital Asset Act will regulate stablecoins, requiring 100% reserve backing and user redemption rights.
While South Korean financial officials acknowledged the need for new rules, disagreements over stablecoins delayed a broader crypto framework.
Bank of Russia outlined a new framework intended to let retail and qualified investors buy crypto under defined tests and caps by 2027.
In the realm of the so-called Howey Test to define investment contracts under SEC jurisdiction, Atkins says there should be a clearer path for crypto involvement.
The funding round was led by major investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG and Coinbase Ventures.
Another no-action letter from the agency staff signals the SEC's view that state-chartered trusts are fine for handling digital asset custody.
The warning comes after AnchorX, a Hong Kong-based firm, announced a stablecoin called AxCNH, pegged to the offshore Chinese yuan.
The crypto industry has entered the long slog of rule writing on the stablecoin law, and the Treasury is inviting input on how to deal with illicit activity.
The American Innovation Project is the latest digital assets advocacy organization to launch, but its tax status could help it find a niche.
The new stablecoin law called for the Treasury engagement on detecting illicit crypto activity, so the department is opening a comment period.
The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto activity.