A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to keep state regulators meaningfully involved as the U.S. writes the rules for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act fight. The fight now is not whether stablecoins get regulated — they will — but whether states get a real lane or just a decorative […]
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pressing the Treasury Department to spell out how states can qualify for stablecoin oversight under the GENIUS Act. Cynthia Lummis leads bipartisan push for clearer Treasury guidance States say the rules are too vague to prove they’re “substantially similar” Certification process, timelines, and procedures are still missing Federal […]
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U.S. stablecoin regulation is moving from theory to enforcement, and issuers are about to find out what “federal oversight” actually means. June 9, 2026 is the public comment deadline for FinCEN and OFAC’s proposed stablecoin rules Permitted payment stablecoin issuers would be treated like financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act AML controls, sanctions screening, […]
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Israel’s attempt to pull undeclared crypto profits into the tax net is falling flat, with just 58 filings so far and about $50 million in disclosed crypto capital — nowhere near the $1 billion the tax authority reportedly hoped to collect. 58 filings submitted so far About $50 million in disclosed crypto capital $1 billion […]
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Coinbase is publicly backing stablecoin regulation as the Senate’s CLARITY Act picks up steam, arguing that fully reserved payment stablecoins are far less dangerous than critics claim. In plain English: a properly designed digital dollar is not a rogue bank with a crypto costume on. Coinbase backs stablecoin regulation GENIUS Act framework: 1:1 reserves, no […]
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FDIC proposes anti-money laundering rules for bank-affiliated stablecoin issuers The FDIC is moving to tighten anti-money laundering rules for bank-affiliated stablecoin issuers, putting fresh pressure on one of crypto’s most useful — and most politically sensitive — payment tools. FDIC stablecoin rules are being proposed Bank-linked issuers face tougher AML compliance Stablecoin regulation keeps colliding […]
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The UK and EU are both reworking stablecoin regulation as they try to keep innovation alive without handing the keys to the payments system to a handful of private issuers. UK and EU regulators are softening some of their toughest stablecoin proposals. Ownership caps, reserve rules, and yield bans are all under review. The U.S. […]
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Circle Earnings Loom as Stablecoin Regulation Concerns Clash With Institutional Buying Circle Internet Group, the issuer of USDC, heads into earnings on May 11 with a stock that’s been battered, bought, and legally shadowboxed all at once. Institutional money is still flowing in, but the company’s core revenue engine depends on reserve yield, and U.S. […]
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The New York Stock Exchange wants to bring tokenized stocks and tokenized ETFs onto its own market rails — a cautious but important step toward mainstream tokenized securities in the U.S. NYSE files SEC rule change for tokenized securities Same ticker, same rights, same order book Settlement stays on DTC rails at T+1 Stablecoin rules, […]
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Crypto is being steered less by price hype and more by geopolitics, stablecoin regulation, and the hard reality of infrastructure risk. Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Brazil’s payment rules, Washington’s stablecoin fight, and Ethereum’s scaling grind are all pulling on the same rope. Geopolitical risk: Iran tensions could hit oil, inflation, and liquidity. Stablecoin pressure: […]
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