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Trump Makes Travis Hill Pick Official as Choice to Run FDIC
Travis Hill has already been leading the FDIC, but President Donald Trump's nomination puts him up for the banking regulator's chairmanship.
U.S. Senate Hearing on Crypto Taxes Reveals Headaches for Both Industry and IRS
A top Coinbase tax executive suggested the IRS isn't ready for the flood of tax reporting about to come in, even as many crypto rules still need to be written.
U.S. SEC Takes Preliminary Step to Expand Universe of Crypto Custody to State Trusts
Another no-action letter from the agency staff signals the SEC's view that state-chartered trusts are fine for handling digital asset custody.
SEC's Bow to DoubleZero Carries Major Weight for Decentralized Infrastructure: Peirce
The U.S. regulator's decision to give the project's token distributions a pass represents the right get-out-of-the-way approach, Commissioner Hester Peirce said.
Crypto Is 'Job One' as U.S. SEC, CFTC Move Into Harmony on Policies: Chairman Atkins
Both agencies are moving forward "in lockstep" on similar efforts to open the policy gates to crypto businesses, which Atkins told reporters is the "top priority."
State of Crypto: Shutdown Watch
A U.S. government shutdown won't be as bad for crypto as it might have been in previous years, but it will further delay already-stalled initiatives.
UN: Experiment With Pension Funds Proves Blockchain as 'Ultimate' Identity Tech
The United Nations' pension fund tried blockchain technology to back up a "digital certificate of existence" that vastly improved its old, paper-based system.
KuCoin Faces $14M Canadian Action in Registration, Money Laundering Controls Dispute
The exchange is appealing an enforcement action from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.
U.S. CFTC Moves Toward Getting Stablecoins Involved in Tokenized Collateral Push
The acting chairman of the U.S. derivatives regulator, Caroline Pham, has been pushing an aggressive "crypto sprint" to open the markets to crypto.
SEC's Atkins Says Agency Pushing Toward 2025 Rules Allowing Crypto Firm Innovation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to weigh a new digital assets "innovation exemption" by the end of the year, the chairman said.
