Regulation

Ex-FCA policy insider explains the ‘great divide’ in the UK’s crypto ambition
Former FCA policymaker and Hedera Global Policy VP, Isadora Arredondo says there is a gap between the U.K.'s crypto ambitions and how policy is carried out in practice.

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer
Tough negotiations linger in several difficult arenas, but crypto's Washington lobbyists are flying in allies this week and still hoping for a July vote.

Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator
The license will enable Ripple to offer its stablecoin payment systems to European companies and expand into broader crypto functions.

U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC
The idea of a U.S. central bank digital currency — though little more than a research topic at the Federal Reserve — may be getting formally blocked.

Crypto's second U.S. lobbying front — tax policy — sees industry push on mining, staking
The crypto sector's leading U.S. advocacy groups asked the U.S. House's tax committee to advance a bill to clarify treatment of assets from mining and staking.

U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch
The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standards, and it's now open for public comments.

BitGo offers Europe’s crypto firms a MiCA-compliance lifeline as license deadline looms
BaFin-regulated BitGo says its Crypto-as-a-Service platform can help eligible crypto players across Europe with an alternative way to navigate MiCA.

Crypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primary
The Trump loyalist drew more crypto dollars than any candidate so far in this year's midterms, and the result marks a big win for the industry's political arm.

U.S. senators urge Treasury not to leave states out of GENIUS Act stablecoin process
Senators led by Republican Cynthia Lummis are insisting the Treasury Department ensure states get a process to prove their ability to supervise stablecoins.

SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule
Former SEC lawyers say that using its power to grant tokenization "innovation" efforts an exemption from securities law isn't as strong as a full-fledged rule.

