Category: Governance

2 months ago Governance

Binance to Block Transactions With HTX, 10 Other Exchanges Under EU Russia Sanctions

Binance will stop processing transactions with 16 exchanges including HTX after the EU added them to its Russia sanctions package,...
2 months ago Governance

OCC grants conditional trust bank charter to Trump-backed World Liberty

The OCC gave preliminary conditional approval to Trump-linked World Liberty Trust Co. to operate as a national trust bank, the...
2 months ago Governance

SEC Postpones Landmark Reg Crypto Meeting, Tokenization Exemption Stalls

The SEC canceled its Friday open meeting for the landmark Reg Crypto rulemaking and again delayed a tokenization innovation exemption,...
2 months ago Governance

CFTC Warns Prediction Markets on Filings as NYC Council Opens Marketing Probe

The CFTC flagged deficient incentive-program filings from prediction-market platforms the same day the NYC Council opened a probe into allegedly...
2 months ago Governance

SEC to Weigh ‘Regulation Crypto’ Proposal at Aug. 14 Meeting As CLARITY Act Stalls

Six suspects were arrested after a French magistrate and her mother escaped a 30-hour kidnapping ordeal intended to extort a...
2 months ago Governance

Esper Calls CLARITY Act a National Security Bill as Senate Delay Stretches to September

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reframes the stalled CLARITY Act as a national-security measure, as the Senate leaves for recess...
8 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Fed’s Waller: Crypto ‘Euphoria’ Dead as TradFi Reality Sets In

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller attributes the crypto market cooling to stalled legislation and institutional risk management, signaling the end...
8 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Banks Demand 1-Year Freeze on ‘Skinny’ Fed Accounts for Crypto

Bank lobbyists push for a mandatory 12-month delay on crypto firm access to Fed payment rails, escalating the battle over...
8 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Polymarket Sues Massachusetts; Asserts CFTC “Exclusive Authority” to Halt State Bans

Polymarket files a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts, arguing CFTC preemption to stop state regulators from blocking its prediction markets.
8 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Jump Trading Backs Kalshi, Polymarket as Super Bowl Volume Hits $1.5B

Prediction markets processed $1.5 billion on Super Bowl LX as Jump Trading moves to acquire equity in Kalshi and Polymarket...