Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration is still moving ahead with a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while also pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and finally give U.S. crypto markets a federal rulebook. Translation: Washington wants Bitcoin on the balance sheet, but it wants the paperwork, jurisdiction, and control knobs sorted first. Strategic […]
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The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a May 14 markup for crypto legislation, putting Washington one step closer to deciding how much of the digital asset industry it wants to regulate, define, or shove into a bureaucratic straightjacket. Markup date: May 14 Focus: Senate Banking Committee review of crypto legislation Why it matters: U.S. rules […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis is urging Congress to move fast on the CLARITY Act, saying the U.S. needs a real crypto framework before it keeps driving Bitcoin and digital asset innovation into a legal swamp. Lummis wants the CLARITY Act passed quickly The bill aims to bring clearer Bitcoin and crypto regulation Current U.S. policy is […]
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Coinbase may have helped push a CLARITY Act provision across the finish line, and if that holds up, Bitcoin could get something the U.S. has denied the industry for years: a clearer rulebook instead of the usual regulatory mud-wrestling. Coinbase is tied to a CLARITY Act provision deal Bitcoin regulation in the U.S. could become […]
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Banks are reportedly softening their resistance to a crypto market structure bill, a move that could improve Bitcoin’s outlook and finally give U.S. crypto regulation a path out of the swamp. Bank compromise: Traditional finance may be easing up on crypto legislation. Market structure: The rulebook for how crypto is classified, traded, and supervised. Bitcoin […]
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CLARITY Act Markup Stumbles: Delays Fuel Frustration as May Shapes Up as Crypto’s D-Day The CLARITY Act, a much-anticipated U.S. bill meant to bring regulatory sanity to Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain tech, is stuck in a frustrating holding pattern. With the Senate Banking Committee markup now slipping toward late April or even mid-May, the crypto […]
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ECB Endorses ESMA as the New Sheriff for EU's Crypto Giants The European Central Bank (ECB) has put its weight behind a bold plan to make the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) the central overseer of systemically important crypto asset service providers, major trading venues, and central counterparties across the European Union. This push […]
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SEC Shutdown 2026: Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation Stalled by U.S. Government Crisis The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has screeched to a halt as of January 31, 2026, crippled by a partial U.S. government shutdown after Congress failed to pass vital funding bills. For the Bitcoin and broader crypto community, this isn’t just political […]
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US Senate Funding Bill Passes: Shutdown Risks and Their Impact on Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation Late on a Friday night, the US Senate pulled off a 71-29 vote to pass a bipartisan funding bill, staving off a full federal government shutdown for now. But with the House not slated to weigh in until Monday, a […]
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Russia’s Crypto Mining Crackdown: Unregistered Miners Face 5-Year Prison Terms Russia is dropping a regulatory bombshell on the cryptocurrency mining sector with a new proposal from the Ministry of Justice that threatens unregistered miners with up to five years in prison. This move, coming on the heels of mining legalization in November 2024, signals a […]
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