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The Japanese government passed an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Friday, officially reclassifying crypto assets as financial instruments. According to a report by Nikkei, the new legislation introduces a ban on insider trading and prohibits any…
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The crypto regulation standoff between Coinbase and the US Senate intensified this month when the exchange formally told Senate offices it cannot support the latest CLARITY Act draft, marking its second withdrawal from legislation that could define US digital asset…
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The U.S. Treasury Department has laid out a fresh set of expectations for stablecoin issuers, focusing on how firms must address illicit finance risks under the GENIUS Act. In a notice issued Wednesday, the department confirmed that its Financial Crimes…
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The crypto regulation landscape shifted Tuesday as the FDIC voted to release a 191-page proposed rule implementing the GENIUS Act, setting reserve, redemption, capital, and custody standards for stablecoin issuers — but the most consequential detail for everyday holders is…
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Progress on a potential crypto safe harbor framework is now entering a key regulatory phase as it is up for White review. US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the agency’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” package has been…
Opinion
Eight years ago, on April 29, 2018, quoting a crypto industry founder, Dr. Emin Gun Sirer, I wrote about Ethereum’s (ETH) decentralized nature, which qualified ETH as a commodity for US law purposes. The regulatory uncertainty, regarding whether ETH [and…
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Alabama has become the second state in the United States to grant legal status to decentralized autonomous organizations under the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. The DUNA Act, introduced in February by Republican Senator Lance Bell, provides legal recognition and…
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The U.S. Treasury has proposed its first set of rules to implement the GENIUS Act and has opened a 60-day public comment period to define how stablecoin oversight can be handled at the state level. Under the proposal, issuers with…
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The Russian government has approved a package of draft bills that would channel domestic crypto trading to licensed intermediaries while limiting retail access. According to an announcement from the Finance Ministry, the Russian government has approved a set of draft…
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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has announced a new framework for crypto exchange-traded derivatives that outlines how crypto companies can offer the products in the emirate. According to a Tuesday announcement, the framework, introduced under Version 2.1 of VARA’s Exchange…
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The US Department of Labor has advanced a proposal that could allow cryptocurrencies and other alternative assets to be included in 401(k) retirement plans, bringing digital assets closer to mainstream retirement investing. The proposal, published in the Federal Register under…
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A state-level crypto regulatory bill introduced in Kentucky includes provisions that would force hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, according to the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Kentucky House Bill 380 has been amended at the last minute to…
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This week banks and crypto lobbyists may reach a compromise on stablecoin yield payments, according to U.S. Senator Tim Scott. Currently, the Senate’s crypto market structure bill progress remains stalled. Speaking at a crypto lobby event in Washington, Scott, who…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued a joint interpretation outlining how crypto assets are treated under federal securities laws. Most notably, the statement emphasised that most crypto assets are not themselves securities.…
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US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has proposed a “safe harbor” framework aimed at easing regulatory pressure on crypto firms while keeping them within the federal oversight structure. Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, Atkins said,…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a proposal which, according to SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, could help clear up years of confusion around how a key broker-dealer rule applies across markets. On Monday, the SEC proposed an…
