Regulation

U.S. Fed's Barr Catalogues Dangers to be Dodged in Future Stablecoin Regulations
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, who was the central bank's regulatory chief during the Biden administration, flagged potential stablecoin pitfalls.

Ripple CEO Bashes Wall Street Bank Opposition of Fed Master Accounts for Crypto
CEO Brad Garlinghouse, whose company is seeking a federal bank license and Federal Reserve "master account," called banker pushback "hypocritical."

U.S. Senators Get 250K Letters Calling for Protection of Stablecoin Yields
Stand With Crypto encouraged the messaging from its massive online list of advocates, asking the lawmakers to leave the GENIUS Act alone.

Coinbase Applies for Federal Trust Charter, Says Not Aiming to Be a Bank
Federal oversight would allow the firm to introduce new financial services without the need of state-by-state approval.

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.

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."

Crypto for Advisors: Kevin O’Leary talks Crypto Strategy
Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr Wonderful,” shares both his opinion and crypto investment thesis and how they’ve both changed over time.

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.
