Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce believes that as people get used to using cryptocurrencies under newly implemented rules, it will be harder to take those technologies away from them in the future, she told The Block in an interview posted Monday...
Republican lawmakers circulated a new version of the Clarity Act on Thursday (Sept. 10), ahead of the Senate’s return from its recess next week, CoinDesk reported Thursday. The new text of the crypto bill includes tweaks to how it would address the crypto activities of...
If Congress doesn’t pass the CLARITY Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will use its existing authorities to begin establishing a crypto asset market regime, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said Thursday (Aug. 20). In remarks delivered at the Innovation Advisory Committee Conference in...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules that it said in a Tuesday (Aug. 18) press release would create a clear framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. Dubbed “Regulation Crypto Assets,” the proposed rule will be open for a 60-day public...
October 21, 2026
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules governing stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction, establishing standards for reserves, redemption, custody and risk management ahead of a January deadline. The rule, issued Wednesday (Oct. 21), translates the GENIUS Act’s requirements into a supervisory framework for bank subsidiaries, federally approved nonbank issuers and […]
April 23, 2025
This isn’t last week’s crypto landscape. And it’s far shake from last year’s, too. Bitcoin has surged past $90,000, signaling renewed investor confidence in crypto markets after a classically volatile...
January 24, 2025
Nearly a week into his presidency, and Donald Trump has yet to mention bitcoin. But despite the absence by name of any one particular digital asset, the crypto world still...
August 12, 2024
Despite the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, Web3 businesses need banking partners. But on Thursday (Aug. 8), news broke that Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank, one of the only...
September 29, 2026
Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce believes that as people get used to using cryptocurrencies under newly implemented rules, it will be harder to take those technologies away from them in the future, she told The Block in an interview posted Monday (Sept. 28). Peirce shared a letter announcing her resignation from […]
September 10, 2026
Republican lawmakers circulated a new version of the Clarity Act on Thursday (Sept. 10), ahead of the Senate’s return from its recess next week, CoinDesk reported Thursday. The new text...
August 20, 2026
If Congress doesn’t pass the CLARITY Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will use its existing authorities to begin establishing a crypto asset market regime, CFTC Chairman Michael S....
August 18, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules that it said in a Tuesday (Aug. 18) press release would create a clear framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto...