Last month, the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, a bill designed to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. And as CoinDesk reported Sunday (Oct. 4), there is a shrinking window for lawmakers to pass the law this year, leaving regulatory bodies to fill...
Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, alleging that the regulator authorized cryptocurrency firms to enter the banking system without being subject to the same scrutiny as community banks, according to a Friday (Oct. 2) press release from the association. The lawsuit centers...
California has barred public officials and government employees from issuing meme coins and prohibited digital asset platforms from listing certain tokens associated with public officials. The new measures extend the state’s broad effort to regulate cryptocurrency while Congress continues to debate a federal framework. Gov....
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated its FAQs about crypto assets and blockchain technologies to provide greater clarity, the regulator said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. The updates address investments of customer funds in tokenized forms of permitted investments and the use of blockchain technologies to...
September 07, 2026
Washington just sped up the clock on crypto regulation. And it could make the prospect of getting anything signed into law this year a ticking time bomb. House Republican leaders have canceled voting sessions for the final two weeks of September, removing eight legislative days and putting representatives on track to leave Washington Sept. 17. […]
July 06, 2026
Digital assets began with the idea that trust could be engineered out of the system. The current regulatory trajectory in the U.S. now suggests something different. Two new legal developments,...
June 08, 2026
As regulation moves from proposal to final rules, comment letters reveal where frictions and consensus are taking shape. The Tuesday (June 9) deadline is fast approaching for comments on the...
May 21, 2026
The EU’s landmark crypto framework is entering its first recalibration phase, barely two years after implementation began. On Wednesday (May 20) the European Commission officially opened up to public and...
October 04, 2026
Last month, the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, a bill designed to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. And as CoinDesk reported Sunday (Oct. 4), there is a shrinking window for lawmakers to pass the law this year, leaving regulatory bodies to fill the gap and raising questions about the future of crypto […]
October 02, 2026
Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, alleging that the regulator authorized cryptocurrency firms to enter the banking system without being subject to the same...
September 25, 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated its FAQs about crypto assets and blockchain technologies to provide greater clarity, the regulator said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. The updates address investments of...
September 20, 2026
The collapse of the Clarity Act has reportedly triggered a wave of finger-pointing among cryptocurrency executives and lawmakers. This “blame game” began almost immediately after the digital assets legislation failed...
