Digital asset news

‘There’s not enough blockspace’: Avalanche Treasury CEO says AI agents could crunch L1 blockchain capacity

Smith expects traditional financial markets to shift to 24/5 trading by mid-2027, requiring new blockchain infrastructure.

FCA Targets Three More London Sites Over Unregistered P2P Crypto Trading

"Anyone running an unregistered peer-to-peer crypto business should assume we are looking at them," the FCA's enforcement chief said.

UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs

Increased enforcement coincides with detailed regulatory guidance issued to crypto firms ahead of the full framework taking effect in late 2027.

U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dug into plans for around-the-clock trading in an event on the same morning it approved tokenized securities.

SEC Clears a Path for Tokenized Stocks After Clarity Act Stumbles

The "innovation exemption" lets qualifying venues trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks on public blockchains without registering as exchanges—though it excludes…

Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere

The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry.

OG.com cleared by SEC to offer single-stock futures, says Crypto.com CEO

Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to single-stock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital assets.

SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading

The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements.

Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?

Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?

SEC clears path for tokenized stocks, bringing the market closer to 24/7 trading

The long awaited Innovation Exemption comes two days after the Senate voted to block the Clarity Act crypto market structure bill from advancing.

It’s here — SEC releases long-awaited innovation exemption to ‘bring America’s capital markets into the digital age’

The SEC released its 'innovation exemption,' positioning the measure as a response to the Senate's failure to advance crypto legislation.

SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.

SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment

The SEC is taking a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of…

Crypto.com registers with SEC for single-stock futures, plans US stock perps

CEO Kris Marszalek said the company is also working with the SEC and CFTC to offer single-stock perpetual futures in the U.S.

Celsius sues BitMEX over trades Alex Mashinsky said never happened

A $495M lawsuit against BitMEX by Celsius debtors concerns trades that CEO Alex Mashinsky claimed never happened.

Live updates: Bitcoin edges higher as Nasdaq climbs 1.7% in wake of Fed rate hike

The SEC debuted its long-awaited "innovation exemption," providing a roadmap for blockchain-based venues to offer tokenized securities.

House Committee Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill on Party-Line Split

A substitute text adopted before the vote strips out the Federal Reserve funding routes and thins the transparency rules.

South Korean police charge 26 Polymarket users for illegal gambling: report

The country blocked local access to Polymarket last month after its media regulator ruled that the platform offers illegal gambling.

BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure

The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.

‘Not the end’: Sen. Gillibrand says Democrats still committed to passing Clarity Act

Industry analysts say it is highly unlikely for the bill to pass this Congress, and instead pointed to the SEC and CFTC's rulemaking efforts.

House committee moves to codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

A House committee advanced a bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve, which would codify Trump's plan for permanent bitcoin holdings.

US lawmakers advance bill to lock Trump’s Bitcoin reserve into law

The legislation seeks to codify Trump’s Bitcoin reserve policy, locking up Bitcoin acquired through civil and criminal forfeiture for 20 years.

Crypto Tax Bill Clears House Committee After Clarity Act Setback

The bill would exempt qualifying crypto fees from gain-or-loss calculations and restrict tax-loss deductions on tokens sold and quickly repurchased.

CLARITY Act could get another shot during lame-duck session, policy advocate says

Digital Sovereignty Alliance managing director Adrian Wall said senators from both parties are considering another attempt to advance the crypto market structure bill…

CFTC Chairman Says Agency Will Write Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Vote Fails

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig will work with President Trump to advance crypto rules.

Robinhood engineers charged over fraudulent Hyperliquid trades

Two Robinhood engineers allegedly used confidential crypto listings to insider trade on decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid.

‘Go time’: SEC, CFTC prepare to push crypto rules as Clarity Act stalls in Senate

CFTC Chair Mike Selig said his agency is "locked in and ready to ship its rules for the new frontier of finance."

House panel approves first federal crypto tax framework, one day after Senate’s Clarity Act stumbles

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance crypto tax legislation, sending it to the House to consider.

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $450mn as CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate

Bitcoin Falls Under $76,000 After the Senate Stalls the CLARITY Act. Why BTC Took the Smallest Hit at 1.5%

CFTC and SEC Double Down on Crypto After Clarity Act Defeat

Michael Selig and Paul Atkins pledged to use their agencies’ existing powers to provide crypto regulatory certainty after the Senate failed to advance the bill.

Aave founder pitches ‘Uber path’ for DeFi after Clarity Act fails Senate vote

Aave founder Stani Kulechov sees an 'Uber path' for DeFi if U.S. crypto legislation stalls, he told The Starting Block.

JPMorgan says Clarity Act ‘not fully dead,’ but passage window ‘extremely narrow’

The Clarity Act is "not fully dead," but the window for passing the crypto bill this year is now "extremely narrow," JPMorgan said.

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.

Bernstein says Clarity Act failure allows stablecoin rewards on idle balances to continue, expects ‘swift’ SEC and CFTC rulemaking

Bernstein expects the SEC and CFTC to drive crypto rulemaking after Senate lawmakers failed to advance Clarity Act legislation.

Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure

Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on Tuesday.

The CLARITY Act Fails 50 to 49: What’s Next for XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Now That Congress Is Done for the Year?

Bitcoin Hovers at $76K as Analysts Argue the Fed Matters More Than Clarity Act

With Bitcoin sitting around $76,000, the argument from analysts is that dollar liquidity, not Congress, sets the floor from here.

Bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million as Clarity Act fails

Bitcoin Coinbase Premium hits monthly low as CLARITY Act vote squeezes US demand

Bitcoin exchange demand on Coinbase declined after the US Senate voted against the CLARITY Act, while traders sent BTC to exchanges at an unrealized loss.