SEC says most crypto assets fall outside securities laws, including staking, airdrops, and mining
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Tuesday that the agency is implementing a token taxonomy and investment contract interpretation aimed at…
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Senator Tim Scott says market structure negotiations are advancing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate’s stalled crypto market structure bill is making progress behind-the-scenes, the chairman of the body’s Banking…
SEC will consider most crypto assets not securities under federal law
In one of its first actions since signing a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the…
US lawmakers introduce bill to crack down on prediction markets war bets
Two Democratic lawmakers in the US Congress have introduced legislation in response to “government corruption” over bets on prediction markets…
US ban on stablecoin yield could see others fill the void: Ledger exec
A block on stablecoin yield payments in the US will likely prompt other countries to step up and offer the…
CLARITY Act Poll Reveals Crypto’s Real Priority
A poll by crypto commentator Paul Barron asked users whether stablecoin yields or anti-financial surveillance protections matter more in the…
Australia Senate Panel Backs Crypto Framework in Latest Regulatory Push
An Australian Senate committee has handed down its report on the government’s proposed digital-asset regulatory framework, backing legislation that would…
CLARITY Act risks handing crypto to centralized players: Gnosis exec
The regulatory provisions outlined in the US Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity Act, otherwise known as the CLARITY Act, threaten…
SEC Chair Calls for Action on Bitcoin and Crypto Market Rules
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, has called on lawmakers to move faster on crypto…
Japan to Triple Prison Terms for Unregistered Crypto Sales
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will dramatically tighten penalties for unlicensed cryptocurrency sales, Nikkei reported on March 16. Maximum prison terms…