Crypto Advocacy Group Urges Senate Yes Vote After CLARITY Act Advances
Key TakeawaysAdvocates pushed senators after a bipartisan committee vote moved the market-structure bill forward.Clearer oversight could affect consumer safeguards, developer...
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Indonesia Blocks Polymarket After Users Bet on Prabowo Leaving Office Before 2029
Key TakeawaysIndonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs blocked Polymarket on May 22, 2026, citing online gambling laws.The ban followed...
SEC Halts Innovation Exemption For Tokenized Stocks
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly postponed its plan to allow trading of tokenized stocks after stock exchange...
FDIC Board Advances Proposed Bank Secrecy Act Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Key TakeawaysRegulators moved to set compliance standards for FDIC-supervised payment stablecoin issuers.Proposed requirements include AML/CFT programs, sanctions controls, reporting, and...
Ghana Rolls Out 2025 Crypto Law as Regulators Target Fraud and AML Risks
Key TakeawaysGhana passed the VASP Act of 2025 to regulate its fast-growing virtual asset and cryptocurrency sector.Over 3 million Ghanaians...
US Lawmakers Propose the ‘ARMA’ Bill to Build a 1-Million-Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
Key TakeawaysRep. Begich introduced ARMA to buy 1M Bitcoin, shifting market policy before Congress sets future crypto laws.Funding the reserve...
South African Treasury (*30*) Crypto Rule Deadline to June 30 After Backlash
Key TakeawaysSouth Africa’s National Treasury and SARB extended the capital-flow comment deadline to June 30, 2026.VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani warned...
Trump Executive Order Pushes Digital Assets Toward Fed Payment Access
Key TakeawaysTrump’s executive order requires regulators to review fintech and digital asset oversight rules.Federal agencies must identify barriers limiting fintech...
US Lawmakers Push Permanent CBDC Ban in Housing Bill Debate
A pair of Republican lawmakers is calling for a permanent ban on a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) to...
Senate Crypto Bill Might Pass as Late as August: NYDIG
The US Senate’s crypto market structure bill could take until August to pass and risks not advancing at all if...
What Comes Next for the CLARITY Act? Grayscale Flags Key Hurdles
Key TakeawaysCLARITY faces several remaining hurdles after gaining Senate committee support in a 15-9 vote, Grayscale says.Lawmakers must combine it...
House Committee Leaders Urge Trump to Nominate CFTC Members, Citing CLARITY Act
The Republican chair and Democratic ranking member of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture have called on President...
BoE Deputy Governor Breeden Signals Retreat on UK Stablecoin Ownership Limits
Key TakeawaysBank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden told the Financial Times (FT) its stablecoin ownership limits may have been...
SEC Push Could Shape Future Crypto Rules
Key TakeawaysRegulators discussed modernizing securities frameworks as crypto remains part of the SEC’s broader policy agenda.Officials discussed reducing compliance burdens...
SEC-CFTC Alignment Cuts Risk of Overlapping Enforcement Actions
Key TakeawaysCFTC and SEC efforts aim to bring more consistency to overlapping financial market oversight.Growing market overlap has increased pressure...
Crypto.com Lands UAE License, Opening Crypto Payments for Dubai Government Fees
Key TakeawaysCrypto.com became the first VASP to receive a CBUAE stored value facilities license on May 11, 2026.The SVF allows...
Grayscale Sees Next Phase for Digital Assets
Key TakeawaysGrayscale said the CLARITY Act could create clearer rules for crypto market oversight.Developers, investors, brokers, and custodians would face...
CLARITY Can Bring Crypto Industry Back to US: Attorney
Passing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, also known as CLARITY, will help to reshore the crypto industry...
SEC Commissioner Urges Restraint on Crypto Rules as Retail Trading Expands
Key TakeawaysPeirce said regulators should understand evolving markets before deciding whether new rules are needed.Retail investors continue trading crypto, metals,...
CLARITY Act Draft Circulates Ahead of Potential Senate Vote, Report
Key TakeawaysSenate Banking leaders reportedly circulated the CLARITY Act draft text before a potential Thursday committee vote.Unresolved bracketed sections, ethics...
Prediction Market Fight Deepens as 40 States Push Back on CFTC
Key TakeawaysStates argued sports-related prediction markets function as wagers, not federally regulated derivatives.Kalshi court wins have raised the stakes for...
Banks Reject Stablecoin Yield Compromise, Demanding Stricter Crypto Limits
Key Takeaways: Rejecting the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act over a rule, banks seek to prevent deposit flights. Eleanor Terrett...
