crypto regulation

US Passes STABLE Act to Regulate USD-Pegged Stablecoins

The United States has officially passed the STABLE Act, bringing regulatory clarity to USD-pegged stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and Circle…

1 year ago

Lawmakers Seek SEC Records on Trump-linked Crypto Firm Amid Conflict of Interest Concerns

A $400 million crypto payday tied to the Trump family is now the focus of an escalating political firestorm, one…

1 year ago

Senator Ted Cruz Introduces FLARE Act to Repurpose Flared Gas For Bitcoin Mining

Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation on April 1 to repurpose flared gas and use it to generate “value-added products,” like mining…

1 year ago

Senate Votes to Repeal Controversial IRS Rule, Trump Expected to Sign

The U.S. Senate voted to repeal a controversial crypto tax rule finalized weeks before the Trump administration took office. The…

1 year ago

SEC Drops Investigation into Australian Crypto Firm Immutable as Regulatory Shift Continues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed yet another investigation into a crypto firm, this time an investigation it…

1 year ago

Ripple Walks Away Paying Just $50 Million to SEC Over XRP Lawsuit

Ripple Labs has agreed to pay a $50 million fine to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s years-long investigation…

1 year ago

IMF Updates Global Standards to Include Crypto in Balance of Payments

Balance of Payments Manual, Seventh Edition (BPM7), cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are now classified as non-produced nonfinancial assets, while certain…

1 year ago

Australia Plans Crypto Regulations Targeting Custody, Stablecoin Issuance

Australia’s Treasury published high level plans for the regulation of the digital assets sector. It’s less concerned about the issuance of…

1 year ago

SEC Commissioners Promises New Crypto Rules at First Roundtable

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finally sitting down with the crypto industry to figure out how to…

1 year ago

Tornado Cash Removed from U.S. Sanctions List

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service, from its Specially…

1 year ago