Regulation & Politics

Regulation & Politics
SEC Approves Elimination of Pattern Day Trader Rule and $25,000 Minimum: FINRA
The SEC granted accelerated approval to FINRA's rule change eliminating the Pattern Day Trader designation and its $25,000 minimum equity requirement for day traders.

Regulation & Politics
ECB Maps the Promise and Peril of Tokenized Capital Markets in New Bulletin
The central bank's latest macroprudential report examines tokenized bonds, money market funds, and euro stablecoins.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Gives DeFi Front-Ends a Narrow Path Around Broker-Dealer Rules
New staff guidance from the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets details conditions under which certain self-custody crypto UI can avoid broker-dealer registration.

Regulation & Politics
HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses
The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.

Regulation & Politics
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Awaits Judge's Ruling on Acquittal Bid
Storm's defense argued his work on the non-custodial mixer was lawful, while prosecutors claimed he profited from money laundering.

Regulation & Politics
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Backs Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's CLARITY Act Push
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly supported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's call to pass the CLARITY Act, citing the urgency of crypto regulation.

Regulation & Politics
DOJ, CFTC Seek to Block Arizona Enforcement Action against Kalshi
The DOJ and CFTC filed to enjoin Arizona's criminal and civil enforcement against prediction market platform Kalshi, arguing federally regulated event contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction.

Regulation & Politics
Canary Capital Files SEC Registration for PEPE ETF
Canary Capital has filed registration with the SEC for a Pepe ETF, marking what appears to be the first attempt to create and ETF for the "blue-chip" memecoin in the U.S.

Regulation & Politics
Deposit Flight Concerns Over Stablecoin Yield Are 'Quantitatively Small': White House Report
A White House Council of Economic Advisers study released Wednesday concludes that banning stablecoin yield would have minimal impact on bank lending and would harm consumers.

Regulation & Politics
FDIC Approves Proposed Rule Under GENIUS Act
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation a proposed rule that would establish a framework for stablecoin issuers supervised by the FDIC.


