Regulation

U.S. House lawmakers who oversee the CFTC are urging Trump to fill the commission
As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on a growing task to police U.S. crypto trading, senior lawmakers are saying it needs bipartisan leadership.

Clarity Act clears U.S. Senate committee, on its way to a final test in Congress
After a bipartisan approval in the Senate Banking Committee, the crypto market structure bill now advances to a final overhaul aimed at Senate and House passage.

U.S. senators lament failure to win bipartisan support, yet, on crypto Clarity Act
In the hearing to advance the market structure bill to its next stage, lawmakers from both parties granted lengthy talks hadn't yet found needed common ground.

Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT
Restrictions proposed by the BOE prompted criticism from the crypto industry, which said they risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy.

UK parliament to probe Nigel Farage’s $6.8 million donation from crypto billionaire
If found guilty of violating the Parliamentary code of conduct, the Reform UK party leader could be suspended from the House of Commons.

Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future
The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.

It’s time for clarity for America’s digital asset markets
Recent polls have shown that registered voters want America to set the rules for global finance, reinforcing why the Senate must act now, explains Smith.

Clarity Act, in the flesh, unveiled by U.S. Senate Banking Committee before hearing
The crypto market structure bill had already been making the industry rounds behind closed doors, but the lawmakers have released the text before their vote.

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in bid to become a federal crypto bank
Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed master account.

SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I bought my first Bitcoin in 2013'
Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exchange went bust.
