Turner Wright

The so-called Bitcoin Jesus was charged with tax evasion in April 2024, years after he renounced his US citizenship.

The license came eight months after the regulator gave the company in-principle approval, and a few weeks after Bybit secured a non-operational license for Dubai.

State Senator Peter Durant addressed Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday regarding his proposed Bitcoin reserve bill, but received no questions.

Senate Republicans initially said they planned to pass digital asset market structure before 2026, but consideration of the bill was already delayed before the shutdown.

As the government shutdown drags on, the Senate’s confirmation of Jonathan McKernan gives the Treasury a new voice on banking and digital asset oversight.

With more than a year until US elections to determine control of Congress, a new poll suggested some crypto-minded Democratic voters could be swayed to vote Republican.

Coinbase has launched crypto staking in New York, allowing residents to earn rewards on assets such as ETH and SOL following state regulatory approval.

Dubai's regulator announced it had issued financial penalties against 19 companies related to digital asset activities, as it also approved BitGo's MENA entity.

The stablecoin issuer reportedly capitalized on its initial investments in February and April to weigh in on who should comprise the Italian football club's board.

The shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with the SEC, CFTC and other agencies operating with restrictions and limited staff.

An FDIC meeting will follow up on acting chair Travis Hill’s statements that he would support Trump’s executive order targeting “politicized or unlawful debanking activities.”

The UK will lift a ban on specific crypto exchange-traded products starting next week, but the regulator said its “framework would need to be updated” before considering ETFs.

Though planned for “early 2026,” the expansion in the CME Group’s trading services is subject to regulatory review amid a US government shutdown with no end in sight.

The ECB said it had reached agreements with seven entities responsible for components of the digital euro, potentially launching in 2029.

Travis Hill has served as acting FDIC chair since Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, later issuing guidance on crypto-related activities and criticizing allegations of debanking.

It’s unclear when US President Donald Trump could announce another pick to chair the CFTC amid a government shutdown with no end in sight.

In addition to restrictions on enforcement actions and ongoing litigation, the agency will likely stop reviewing crypto ETF applications.

David Schwartz was one of the chief architects behind the XRP Ledger and is well known by many in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.

Stablecoins issued jointly by companies in the EU and other regions could come under scrutiny from local authorities following a reported warning from a watchdog group.

With about two weeks to go until Superintendent Adrienne Harris is expected to leave the NYDFS, she announced a two-year update to guidance for New York crypto users.

Caroline Pham rattled off data about the CFTC‘s enforcement actions since she became acting chair in a roundtable event to discuss the agency and the SEC working together.

Introduced by a Republican lawmaker in February, the legislation may be unlikely to get any traction in the Massachusetts legislature, where Democrats hold a supermajority.

A US government shutdown lasting days or weeks could further delay the Senate’s moves on a crypto market structure bill passed by the House in July.

She said she was joking about “becoming an NFT creator” after her time at the SEC; the commissioner signaled she was working “to get crypto policy right” first.

According to Grayscale, some market sectors benefited from significant changes to US policy in the third quarter, but Bitcoin underperformed compared to Ether and others.

Experts weighed in on how a recent policy change at the US Securities and Exchange Commission could affect retail crypto investors.

Among the bets the characters made in the animated series were on school lunches, geopolitical conflicts and a fictional baby’s gender.

No scheduled consideration of a market structure bill had appeared on Senate calendars as of Wednesday, as some Democrats could challenge what is expected to be a tight vote.

The roundtable between the two US financial regulators announced earlier this month will come after several policy changes affecting digital assets.

At least three other candidates may be in the running to chair the CTFC after the Winklevoss twins reportedly soured on Trump’s first pick, Brian Quintenz.