U.S. Regulation

Federal Reserve Moves to Tighten Stablecoin Oversight With New Customer Identification Requirements

The Federal Reserve has unveiled a new proposed rule that would require certain payment stablecoin issuers to establish and maintain formal Customer Identification…

7 days ago

Illinois Becomes First State to Tax Bitcoin and Crypto Transactions as Critics Call It the Most Punitive Crypto Tax in America

Illinois has officially become the first U.S. state to impose a transaction-based tax on cryptocy activity after Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the state's…

7 days ago

CLARITY Act Gains Momentum as Senate Prepares for Critical Post-Recess Vote

The long-awaited Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act is moving closer to becoming law as momentum continues building in the U.S. Senate. Following…

1 week ago

Appeals Court Rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bid for New Trial, Upholds FTX Fraud Conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried suffered another major legal setback after a federal appeals court rejected his effort to overturn his conviction and secure…

2 weeks ago

CFTC Takes On New Mexico in Major Prediction Markets Showdown

The battle over who controls the future of prediction markets in the United States has escalated dramatically. The Commodity Futures Trading…

2 weeks ago

New York Proposes Tougher Stablecoin Rules as State Moves to Align With Federal GENIUS Act

New York's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has unveiled a new stablecoin regulatory proposal designed to align the state's oversight framework…

2 weeks ago

Coinbase, Ripple, and 200+ Crypto Organizations Push Senate to Advance CLARITY Act

More than 200 cryptocy companies including several Atlanta based web3 start ups, trade associations, and advocacy groups have joined forces…

2 weeks ago

BlackRock-Backed Securitize Moves Closer to NYSE Listing After SEC Approval

Securitize, one of the leading companies driving the tokenization of real-world assets, has cleared a major regulatory milestone on its…

3 weeks ago

Republican Lawmaker Wants Prediction Markets Added to Congressional Stock Trading Ban

A growing bipartisan effort to curb financial conflicts of interest in Washington is expanding beyond stocks and into the rapidly…

3 weeks ago

Bessent Pushes for Summer Passage of CLARITY Act as U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Moves Forward

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ramping up pressure on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act this summer while confirming that the Trump…

3 weeks ago