U.S. Regulation

South Carolina Signs Major Pro-Crypto Law Blocking CBDCs and Protecting Bitcoin Mining

South Carolina has officially passed one of the most crypto-friendly state laws in the country after Governor Henry McMaster signed Senate Bill 163 into…

3 months ago

Trump Orders Federal Reserve to Review Crypto Firms’ Access to Payment Rails and Master Accounts

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order directing the Federal Reserve and federal financial regulators to review whether crypto companies and fintech…

3 months ago

Minnesota Becomes First Midwest State to Allow Banks to Offer Crypto Custody Services

Minnesota has officially signed a new law allowing state-chartered banks and credit unions to offer cryptocy custody services, marking a…

3 months ago

Senate Democrats Split as CLARITY Act Advances Out of Banking Committee

The Senate Banking Committee officially advanced the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act on Thursday after a closely watched vote that exposed growing…

3 months ago

Senate Banking Committee Releases 309-Page CLARITY Act Draft Ahead of Major Markup Vote

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has officially released the long-awaited updated draft of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, setting the…

3 months ago

CFTC Eases Prediction Market Rules With New No-Action Letter

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a major no-action letter that significantly streamlines compliance requirements for prediction…

3 months ago

Kraken Parent Company Applies for Federal OCC Banking Charter

Crypto exchange giant Kraken is making a major move deeper into the U.S. financial system after its parent company, Payward, officially applied for…

3 months ago

DOJ Investigating $2.6 Billion in Suspicious Oil Trades Linked to Trump Iran Announcements

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are reportedly investigating a series of highly suspicious oil…

3 months ago

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Signals New Rules for Onchain Markets and AI-Driven Finance

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins signaled a major shift in U.S. crypto regulation this week after announcing that the Securities and Exchange Commission…

3 months ago

Elizabeth Warren Pressures Meta Over Stablecoin Plans Ahead of Key CLARITY Act Votes

Senator Elizabeth Warren is intensifying scrutiny on Meta’s growing stablecoin ambitions as Congress prepares for critical votes surrounding the crypto-focused CLARITY Act. The Massachusetts senator…

3 months ago