How Crypto Stopped Waiting for Congress and Learned to Love the Regulators
In brief The Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act shifted crypto rulemaking from Congress to regulators, likely for the…
Category: Legal
How months of work on the Clarity Act all fell apart
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act was always doomed to fail. The bill faced an uphill battle from launch; numerous…
Hester Peirce’s exit puts the SEC’s unfinished crypto agenda in two hands
Hester Peirce plans to leave the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 2, leaving Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark…
VRA faces scrutiny in French crypto fraud investigation
French authorities have placed a woman under formal investigation as they examine whether alleged manipulation of Verasity’s VRA cryptocurrency helped…
Meme Coin Ban for California Officials Signed by Governor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation barring state and local public officials from issuing meme coins. The bill, which…
Pump Fun is not authorized to solicit some Canadian investors, AMF warns
Québec’s securities regulator warned on Sept. 25, 2026, that Pump.fun is not registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers and…
Ripple News: Why Ripple’s CLO Says CLARITY Act’s Fate Doesn’t Matter For XRP
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said $XRP has already secured the regulatory clarity most of the crypto industry is…
Senate inquiry chair asks OpenAI’s Altman and Anthropic’s Amodei to front Canberra hearing
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who presides over a Senate inquiry into AI and data centers, has invited OpenAI’s Sam Altman and…
Newsom signs California ban on public officials issuing memecoins
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring state and local public officials from issuing memecoins, as Newsom criticized US President…
Sixth Circuit Rules States Can Regulate Kalshi’s Sports Prediction Markets
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Kalshi’s sports-related event contracts are not swaps, a decision that clears the…