Key Highlights Donald Trump named Kristin Johnson, Steven Levine, Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland for potential posts at the SEC and CFTC. Johnson and Levine are being recommended for the Securities and Exchange Commission, while Anonick and Rowland are being recommended for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. All four nominations require favorable Senate votes as ...
Key Highlights Former CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo argues that federal agencies like the SEC and CFTC already possess sufficient authority to regulate crypto without the stalled CLARITY Act. The CLARITY Act passed the House in July 2025 but failed to clear a critical Senate cloture vote in September 2026, stalling at a 49-50 margin ...
Key Highlights U.S. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal has sent formal letters requesting records from Binance, Tether, World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), and Fight Fight Fight LLC. The congressional inquiry targets the illicit use of cryptocurrencies—including alleged sanctions evasion by Iran using Tether’s $USDT—and scrutinizes transactions involving $WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin. The probe also examines potential conflicts of ...
Key Highlights: Senator Richard Blumenthal is intensifying congressional scrutiny into crypto giants Binance and Tether over allegations involving sanctioned transactions tied to Iran and Russia. Trump-affiliated ventures World Liberty Financial and Fight Fight Fight LLC face compliance deadlines to produce internal records detailing foreign capital and ownership structures. The congressional inquiries could escalate significantly in ...
Key Highlights: Representative Maxine Waters is drafting a Democratic digital asset market structure bill aimed at defining party policy on cryptocurrency regulation. Key Senate committees handling financial markets, agriculture, and taxation remain hurdles, with leadership involving Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ron Wyden, and potentially Senator Sherrod Brown. Waters stated her legislative agenda includes efforts to ...
Key Highlights The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a legal framework granting safe harbor protections to pension plan managers who include crypto assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The draft guidance outlines a six-factor evaluation process covering performance, costs, liquidity, valuation, benchmarks, and product complexity to shield employers from litigation. Rooted in an August 7, ...
Key Highlights: Peter Schiff warned that Bitcoin’s major downturn is still ahead, cautioning that “The Real Big Drop in Bitcoin Hasn’t Happened Yet.” Schiff argued that shifting political tides—including Republican midterm losses and a potential Democratic victory in 2028—could end pro-crypto policies and threaten the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve. Targeting Michael Saylor’s Strategy, Schiff claimed ...
Key Highlights: Federal crypto legislation remains impeded following the Senate procedural failure of the CLARITY Act, leading observers to conclude: “We do not expect substantial movement in Congress on key digital assets legislation.” While industry and AI political action committees saw victories in 40 non-competitive races, they dropped nine of 12 closely contested races called ...
Key Highlights Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (HSI) has filed an application with the U.S. CFTC to register a subsidiary as a Futures Commission Merchant. HyperLabs distributed over $14.50 million in $HYPE to six team member wallets, while the protocol bought and burned more than 21,000 $HYPE ($1.64 million) to counter circulating supply. $HYPE broke below its ...
Key Highlights Greece has introduced new crypto tax legislation establishing a 15% rate on staking, lending, and DeFi income, alongside a five-year loss carry-forward provision for annual net losses exceeding €500. A 12-month voluntary disclosure window enables taxpayers to report prior crypto earnings without facing late-filing fines or interest, provided owed taxes are settled within ...
Key Highlights Senator Elizabeth Warren is positioned to potentially lead the Senate Banking Committee, bringing expanded investigative tools, resources, and subpoena authority. Anticipated focal areas include heightened scrutiny of large banking institutions, private equity firms, consumer lenders, and digital asset companies. Financial policy analysts anticipate early inquiries could examine regulatory decisions, including the Office of ...
Key Highlights: The Bank of Russia is launching a new regulatory framework on Nov. 17 allowing non-qualified retail investors to trade select cryptocurrencies. Approved digital assets for retail access include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the Tether stablecoin (USDT). Retail purchases will face strict limits, capped at 300,000 rubles annually per intermediary across brokers, asset ...