Regulation & Politics

Regulation & Politics
Coinbase Seeks SEC Approval to Offer Blockchain-Based Stock Trading
The crypto exchange, which is the largest in the U.S., aims to bring tokenized equities to U.S. investors.

Regulation & Politics
Key Crypto Bills Move Toward Full Vote in House and Senate
The Senate’s stablecoin legislation, the GENIUS Act, as well as the House’s crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, have both advanced toward a full vote.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Considers ‘Innovation Exemption’ for DeFi Projects
Industry response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s DeFi Roundtable has been overwhelmingly positive.

Regulation & Politics
Ex-CFTC Chair Behnam Calls Self-Regulatory Organization ‘Critical’ to Market Regulation
A crypto industry SRO like the SEC’s FINRA could police member organizations with real teeth.

Regulation & Politics
For the Crypto Market Structure CLARITY Act, the ‘Devil Is in the Details’
Four lawyers take on the question of agency power in the case of a broad regulatory bill written by a relatively crypto-friendly Congress.

Regulation & Politics
U.S. Lawmakers Unveil CLARITY Act Regulating Digital Assets
The first draft of the broad market structure and regulation bill that the cryptocurrency industry has been calling for has been released.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Says Staking Activities Are Not Securities Transactions, Opening the Door for Institutions and ETFs
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance shared its view that protocol staking does not fall under its purview, making it far more attractive for financial institutions to participate.

Regulation & Politics
U.S. Department of Labor Rescinds Ban on Crypto in 401(k) Accounts
The Biden Administration put its ‘thumb on the scale’ against cryptocurrency investments, said Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Chairman Atkins Calls for Crypto ‘Super-App Reality’
Letting SEC-registered crypto firms trade securities and non-securities would signal a “more mature” posture toward the industry, said Maple Finance’s co-founder.

Regulation & Politics
After GENIUS Stablecoin Bill Stalls, What’s Next for Crypto Regulation in the US?
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan told The Defiant that a market structure bill will be “very challenging” if the Senate can’t get a stablecoin bill passed.



