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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has backed the guidance, saying it gives clarity to stakers, while her peer Caroline Crenshaw claims it ignores existing laws.
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The United States has maintained the highest gross domestic product in the world since 1871, making it a critical player in the evolution of commerce, finance and technology. The U.S. has been home to some of the most successful, long-standing crypto exchanges and other businesses in the industry.
Over 10 years later, the role of Bitcoin (BTC) in the U.S.’s evolution into digital finance and commerce is still unclear, as U.S. cryptocurrency regulation is still inconsistent, hazy or, at best, done in a patchwork fashion across the 50 states and other territories.
Stay tuned as Cointelegraph covers all the important updates and stories regarding the regulation, maturation and evolution of the crypto space.
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Hester Peirce, head of the SEC's crypto task force, said the context of a digital asset transfer could make it a securities transaction.
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The SEC and Binance have filed a joint motion to end a nearly two-year legal battle in the agency’s latest backdown from its prior crypto enforcement actions.
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Backed by lawmakers from both parties, the bill proposes rules to govern digital assets and define agency roles in enforcement and oversight.
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Eric Adams wants to repeal New York’s BitLicense, which the state launched in 2015 and has been criticised by the crypto industry for being too costly.
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Crypto mining stocks fell on May 28 amid uncertainty stemming from the Federal Reserve’s minutes, while the broader crypto market remained relatively resilient.
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Nvidia shares have jumped nearly 5% after-hours after the chipmaker’s Q1 results beat estimates on revenue but fell short on earnings.
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According to Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer, this move returns investment decisions to fiduciaries instead of bureaucrats.
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Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, US Vice President JD Vance called crypto enthusiasts to remain politically active.
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Amina Bank, the Swiss crypto bank formerly known as Seba, added $801 million in assets and saw a 40% surge in derivatives revenue amid its international push.
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Ripple argued in a letter to the SEC that fungible cryptocurrencies are not securities in secondary transactions.
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White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says Donald Trump’s crypto executive order allows the government to purchase more Bitcoin if it’s done in a budget-neutral way.
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Goldsmith Romero thinks the CFTC should work on defining a retail customer and implement bans against co-mingling a company’s assets with customer funds.
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VanEck's head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel, said sustainable Bitcoin reserve growth must happen gradually through Congressional bills.
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The United Kingdom has seen the sharpest growth in new crypto users despite the country’s not adopting crypto regulation or its own “MiCA equivalent.”
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