Regulation
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.
Crypto custodian Taurus moves straight into EU capital markets with MiFID license in Cyprus
The license allows the firm to offer tokenized financial instruments to EU banks as well as secondary trading for tokenized bonds, fund shares, equities, and structured products.
From bitcoin mining to the Hill: AIP’s new fellow brings hands-on crypto experience to D.C.
Jacob Smagula previously worked on the government affairs team at bitcoin mining company MARA and is currently on the policy team at the DeFi Education Fund.
The government should promote innovation, not punish it
District Attorney of Sacramento County, Ho argues that ambiguous rules and enforcement practices, such as those for crypto, lead to confusion, rather than seeking clarity in the law to further growth.
Banks push to slow stablecoin law as Agora races for charter
U.S. banks are looking to delay landmark stablecoin legislation even as crypto firms like Agora push ahead.
U.S. senator holding cards on Clarity Act's next move says it's ready to get to hearing
Senator Thom Tillis was at the center of the legislative negotiations over stablecoin yield that have delayed the market structure bill, but he said it's time to go.
KuCoin EU hires anti-money laundering talent to appease Austrian regulator
KuCoin was ordered by Austria’s FMA to halt business in the EU because of a shortfall in AML and compliance staff.
EU’s largest measures against Russia yet include escalation of crypto sanctions evasion
The European Union noted that Russia has become increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions.
