Regulation
DeFi

Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

Crypto and banking industry representatives are viewing revised stablecoin yield compromise language this week. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Sanctions risk is forcing a rethink of reserve safety — and Bitcoin is now in the debate

A new sovereign-reserve argument is gaining traction: an asset does not truly function as a reserve if it cannot be accessed during a crisis. That…
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are overconcentrated in dollars. Gold underperforms…
Markets

CFTC sues Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut over states' sports prediction market efforts

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it “exclusive jurisdiction” over all swaps, which include prediction markets. Read Full Story…
Institutional

Coinbase wins initial bank regulator nod for trust charter, boosting custody push

Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval moves it closer to operating as a federally regulated crypto custodian, pending compliance and final review. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Markets

A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at the center of a four-way…
Regulation

Coinbase exec says Senate CLARITY compromise is close, but no markup date set

Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal says US lawmakers are nearing agreement on the CLARITY Act, with a Senate markup expected soon. Read Full Story at…
Regulation

Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining

America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly from Chinese manufacturers. Senators Bill Cassidy and…
Institutional

Clarity Act ‘not a gatekeeper’ for crypto innovation, WisdomTree exec says

The asset manager says innovation can proceed under current SEC rules as the Clarity Act faces debate in Congress. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin

Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr.…