Congress is on recess, leaving regulatory agencies and industry groups to drive this week’s developments in digital asset policy.
The Federal Reserve announced a sunset of its Novel Activities Supervision Program, folding...more
8/25/2025
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Consumer Data Requests ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
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Digital Assets ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
Last week, the White House released a landmark report on digital financial technology, signaling a coordinated federal push to modernize crypto regulation. The report, issued by the President’s Working Group on Digital...more
8/11/2025
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Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
FinTech ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
The Senate Banking Committee, which has jurisdiction over the SEC, released its long-anticipated digital asset market structure legislation, titled the “Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025.” The Committee’s draft...more
8/4/2025
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CFTC ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Senate Banking Committee
In a pivotal week for digital asset policy, federal banking regulators issued long-awaited guidance outlining risk-management expectations for crypto-asset safekeeping activities. The OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC released a...more
7/28/2025
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Compliance ,
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Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinTech ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Senate Banking Committee ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
Congress continues to prioritize digital asset legislation, with the House leadership designating the week of July 14 as “Crypto Week,” when the House plans to vote on three significant pieces of digital asset legislation:...more
7/14/2025
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Exchange-Traded Products ,
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Regulation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Tax Reform ,
Taxation ,
Tokenization
Crypto policy continues to be a hot topic in the nation’s Capitol ahead of the July 4 holiday. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) and Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced that the...more
7/7/2025
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Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Senate Banking Committee ,
Stablecoins
The digital asset policy landscape developed on multiple fronts this week. The House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees voted to advance the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan proposal to establish a regulatory framework...more
6/16/2025
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Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Committee ,
FinTech ,
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New Legislation ,
OCC ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stablecoins
This week’s tracker covers several significant developments in crypto policy. Lawmakers released a new draft of the CLARITY Act, a market structure bill that would expand the CFTC’s role and clarify how digital assets are...more
6/6/2025
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Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
Several legislative and regulatory developments in the crypto space occurred this week. The U.S. Senate took a significant step forward on stablecoin legislation, voting 66-32 on a procedural motion to advance the GENIUS Act....more
Two significant legislative efforts took center stage this week, offering a clearer view of where Congress may be heading on crypto regulation. A revised version of the GENIUS Act, legislation to establish a federal framework...more
Congress is back in session this week after a two-week recess. Several new pieces of legislation were introduced, including one directing the secretary of commerce to spearhead federal blockchain policy initiatives, another...more
5/5/2025
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Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In just a few weeks, the landscape for crypto policy has continued to shift dramatically. The president signed into law the repeal of an IRS rule that would have expanded the definition of “broker” to capture DeFi protocols;...more
4/21/2025
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Regulation ,
U.S. Treasury
Congress and federal agencies have continued to back more industry-friendly crypto regulations and appear to be looking for paths forward for new legislation. Under new leadership, the agencies have indicated a willingness to...more
3/7/2025
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CFTC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
IRS ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This week’s Crypto Policy Tracker highlights major developments, including a crypto executive order from the new Trump administration and the launch of a new SEC Crypto Task Force led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, signaling...more
1/27/2025
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Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Trump Administration