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Senate Republicans push finance watchdogs to clarify crypto capital rules
Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.”
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CFTC follows SEC in scrapping ‘no-deny’ policy for settlements
CFTC Chairman Mike Selig says the rescission of its “no-deny” policy means it now has more flexibility when settling enforcement actions.
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US Treasury Secretary signals progress on Bitcoin reserve, CLARITY Act
Scott Bessent said that the Treasury Department was “proceeding with all deliberate speed” on Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile.
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Crypto firms face July 1 EU cutoff as MiCA grace period ends
The ESMA says crypto companies without MiCA authorization must stop serving EU clients from July 1, even if their licence applications remain under review.
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SEC Highlights Crypto in Its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030
Bitcoin Magazine SEC Highlights Crypto in Its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2026–2030 draft plan under Paul S. Atkins prioritizes clearer crypto regulation, reduced enforcement overreach, and modernization of agency systems to support innovat
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House of Lords committee urges UK regulators to ease stablecoin rules that could stifle market growth
A UK House of Lords committee warned that Britain lags the U.S. and the EU on stablecoins, calling on the BoE and FCA to revise rules.
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‘Extraordinarily unusual’ for CFTC to reverse Gemini settlement deal: Ex-chair
As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court's reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public “deserves a better explanation.”
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US has seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iran, Bessent says
Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. had seized "nearly $500 million" in Iranian crypto assets.
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, plans to fight Clarity Act
Dimon said Coinbase's Armstrong is spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get Clarity Act passed.
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U.S. CFTC opens crypto 'perp' door with first approvals at Kalshi, Coinbase
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted its first approvals for regulated cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, marking a significant regulatory milestone. Prediction market platform Kalshi and major exchange Coinbase received the initial approvals to offer these "perp" products under federal oversight, according to regulatory filings
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Aave Labs secures dual UK licenses for regulated crypto payments infrastructure through local subsidiary
Aave Labs has obtained FCA cryptoasset registration in the U.K. for its Push subsidiaries, unlocking zero-fee fiat on-ramps.
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SEC approves Paxos as ‘blockchain-native’ clearing agency
Paxos says its approval as a blockchain-focused clearing agency represents a “critical piece of financial market infrastructure” as Wall Street becomes more interested in crypto.