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Bank of England Publishes Policy Statement and Draft Rules for Systemic Stablecoins
The Bank of England published its policy statement and draft Code of Practice for systemic stablecoin issuers on Monday, replacing per-person holding caps with a £40 billion issuer-level guardrail and lifting the gilt share of reserves to 70%. Industry feedback is open until 22 September.
CLARITY Act Reaches Senate Floor With House Ready to Move Fast; Seven-Democrat Math Becomes the Gate
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act sits on the Senate calendar eligible for a floor vote, with House Agriculture digital-assets subcommittee chair Dusty Johnson signaling a fast House companion. The bill needs at least seven Democratic votes to clear the 60-vote cloture threshold before the August recess.
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Bank of England Publishes Policy Statement and Draft Rules for Systemic Stablecoins
The Bank of England published its policy statement and draft Code of Practice for systemic stablecoin issuers on Monday, replacing per-person holding caps with a £40 billion issuer-level guardrail and lifting the gilt share of reserves to 70%. Industry feedback is open until 22 September.
CLARITY Act Reaches Senate Floor With House Ready to Move Fast; Seven-Democrat Math Becomes the Gate
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act sits on the Senate calendar eligible for a floor vote, with House Agriculture digital-assets subcommittee chair Dusty Johnson signaling a fast House companion. The bill needs at least seven Democratic votes to clear the 60-vote cloture threshold before the August recess.
CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Perpetual Futures Approval, Citing Dodd-Frank Swaps Definition
The world's largest derivatives exchange operator said Wednesday it will sue the CFTC over the agency's approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual futures, arguing the contracts should be classified as swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Congress Strikes Housing-Bill Deal That Bans Fed CBDC Through 2030
Congressional negotiators folded a statutory ban on a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency into the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, blocking any Fed-issued retail digital dollar until December 31, 2030. The text now heads back to the Senate floor.
Illinois Enacts the Strictest Digital-Asset Tax in the US as Industry Group Urges Veto
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 3019, the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act, making the state the first in the country to impose a transaction-based tax on everyday digital-asset activity. The Crypto Council for Innovation is pushing for a line-item veto of Article 3.
Binance Could Face EU Exit as Reports Say Greek Regulator is Set to Reject MiCA License
Greece's Hellenic Capital Market Commission appears set to reject Binance's MiCA license application, putting the world's largest crypto exchange on course to lose EU client access on July 1. Binance disputes the account and says its application was considered compliant, promising an update before June 30.
Tribal Coalition Files Amicus Briefs to Keep Prediction Markets Off Native Land
A coalition of federally recognized tribes and Indian regulatory bodies filed amicus briefs in two federal cases, arguing CFTC preemption would nullify tribal-state gaming compacts and strip tribes of authority to regulate Kalshi and Polymarket on Native land.
Blockchain Association Takes BRCA Preservation Fight to the Senate Floor
The Blockchain Association brought member executives to Capitol Hill this week, reporting meetings with more than half the Senate as it presses lawmakers to preserve the BRCA developer-protection provision of the CLARITY Act before an August recess deadline.
CFTC Staff Give DCMs a Path to Convert Perpetual-Style Digital Commodity Futures Into True Perpetuals
CFTC staff issued release 9252-26 on Friday, giving designated contract markets a no-action path to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures into true perpetuals, advancing the agency's buildout of a regulated US crypto derivatives market.
CFTC Sues New Mexico to Block State Gaming Laws From Reaching Federally Regulated Prediction Markets
The federal derivatives regulator filed suit Thursday in federal court seeking to bar New Mexico from enforcing state gaming laws against CFTC-registered prediction-market exchanges, making New Mexico the eighth state to face federal litigation over the question of exclusive jurisdiction.