Crypto-politics
President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight. Updated Jan 23, 2025, 9:57 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 23, 2025, 8:34 p.m. UTC What to know: After a few…
Trump spoke at length about AI but not crypto in World Economic Forum speech, but the president has an executive-order signing session scheduled. Jan 23, 2025, 5:10 p.m. UTC What to know: President Donald Trump has promised action on crypto, but his…
Led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, arguably crypto's most loyal friend in Congress, the Senate Banking Committee's new digital assets panel includes other fans. Jan 23, 2025, 4:37 p.m. UTC The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has officially set its roster for the new…
The Court has allowed WazirX to convene a scheme meeting with users in a "significant step" to distributing funds lost in the attack Jan 23, 2025, 4:30 p.m. UTC What to know: WazirX has won approval from the Singapore High Court to…
Caroline Pham, the CFTC's interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator's senior officials. Jan 23, 2025, 1:17 a.m. UTC U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, the Republican commissioner who just took over…
The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is asking for a probe into Trump's financial conflicts of interest he said are "proliferating wildly." Jan 22, 2025, 6:03 p.m. UTC What to know: Two of the top Democrats in relevant House committees…
In a Tuesday filing, lawyers for Coinbase argued that their case offered “the single best opportunity” to decide how to regulate secondary crypto trading. Jan 22, 2025, 5:09 p.m. UTC Coinbase has petitioned a U.S. appeals court to rule on whether or…
In a Tuesday announcement, the SEC admitted it “can do better” when it comes to crypto regulation. Jan 21, 2025, 7:08 p.m. UTC Gary Gensler only officially stepped down as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday, but the…
The European Union's European Securities and Markets Authority wants nations in the EU to make sure that exchanges are complying with its stablecoin rules. Updated Jan 22, 2025, 4:29 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 21, 2025, 7:06 p.m. UTC What to know: EU regulator ESMA…
President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler. What to know: SEC Chair Gary Gensler is now ex-chair, a moment the crypto industry has been cheering for. President Donald Trump…
The Republican commissioner and former Citibank executive has a deep background in crypto and has worked on digital assets policy aims at the agency. What to know: President Donald Trump picked one of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Republican members, Caroline…
Gambaryan has been recommended for several high profile crypto crime fighting roles by people associated with the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, which Donald Trump attended. What to know: Gambaryan said that if he were given the opportunity, it would be…