The first draft of the broad market structure and regulation bill that the cryptocurrency industry has been calling for has been released.

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.

The Biden Administration put its ‘thumb on the scale’ against cryptocurrency investments, said Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

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.

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.

Senate Democrats appear to be rallying around a movement to block passage of the GENIUS stablecoin bill, citing concerns around security and Trump’s personal crypto interests.

The move by New Hampshire comes just days after Florida and Arizona shelved similar bills.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s delay of an exchange-traded fund for the Bitcoin clone likely means other digital assets like Solana, XRP and Dogecoin are in for long waits.

The European Anti-Money Laundering Authority plans to directly supervise up to 40 crypto-asset service providers by 2027.

A new report from the U.S. Treasury highlights stablecoin market growth and its potential impact on banking.