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US sanctions BitBank and its software developer

The US sanctioned Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, widening its campaign against digital-asset infrastructure allegedly used to finance the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).On...

SEC and CFTC crypto relief: tokenized stocks and derivatives

Two days after the US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, federal regulators opened two narrower routes for crypto-linked market access under...

CLARITY Act needs 3 more senators and a race against the clock for a 2026 revival

Seven Democratic senators said Sept. 16 that CLARITY's failed Senate vote was not the end. The crypto market-structure bill fell short 49-50 the...

After Congress killed its landmark crypto bill, the SEC unlocked the $77 trillion US stock market through tokenization

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a five-year pathway for regulated US stocks to trade on blockchain-native venues.The Innovation Exemption...

Crypto tax reform just won a 38-5 vote

Crypto groups are pressing Congress to broaden tax relief after a House panel advanced the first digital-asset tax framework.The House Ways and Means...

Aave’s Uber strategy tests the limits of DeFi regulation

The Senate gave DeFi a policy setback on Sept. 15. Then Aave founder Stani Kulechov used it to frame a new product challenge....

Lawmakers pass bill to freeze federal Bitcoin holdings for two decades

The House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation to put a federal Bitcoin reserve into statute on Sept. 16, approving a framework that would...

ECB opens merchant applications for controlled 2027 digital euro pilot

The European Central Bank has opened applications for online merchants to join a controlled pilot of the digital euro, its proposed retail central...

UK qualifying stablecoin transfers get dealer carve-out

HM Treasury has laid the final draft of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, which would narrow...
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