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LATEST: 🇺🇸 Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith told Bloomberg that once SEC and CFTC crypto rules are in place, “you’re not going to be able to put the toothpaste back in the tube.”

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 Solana Policy Institute president Kristin Smith told Crypto in America that the CLARITY Act could still come together "very, very quickly" at the last minute with the right catalyst.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 TD Cowen says a Democratic sweep of Congress blocks CLARITY Act progress for the next two years, and may rule out any version the crypto industry would support.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 TD Cowen's Jaret Seiberg says the CFTC likely won't finalize its crypto rules until early 2028, raising the risk the framework is never completed as the election cycle nears.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a halt on all data center permits until the state finishes auditing its grid connection waitlist.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC confirmed that regulated firms can invest customer funds in tokenized assets, treating them the same as the underlying assets they represent.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC has sent a proposal to regulate crypto transactions and markets to the White House for review, days after the CLARITY Act failed its Senate cloture vote.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC is reportedly planning a crackdown on prediction-market platforms' incentive programs over concerns some promotions mislead traders, per Front Office Sports.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC issued a broad no-action position exempting passive software providers, including crypto wallet developers, from registering as introducing brokers to facilitate trading in regulated derivatives.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC issued a staff advisory on "mention market" contracts, flagging them as a heightened manipulation risk that may only be listed under limited circumstances.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC proposed a rule that would classify event contracts tied to sports, politics, culture, and weather as swaps, aiming to resolve regulatory ambiguity around the products.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to establish comprehensive rules for retail crypto transactions, including a new dedicated "crypto asset market" exchange registration category.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC released the agenda for its inaugural Oct. 28 Frontier Forum on Super Intelligence, covering topics like whether the agency’s rules apply when AI agents trade for users.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The CFTC sent the White House two draft rules, one to count event contracts as swaps and another to exclude casino-style gambling products from swaps.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The DHS ordered US civilian agencies to purge DeepSeek and any services built on the Chinese AI model from their systems, while also blocking new purchases of the technology.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The Fed proposed reserve and capital rules for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, with Governor Barr backing the move while seeking clearer redemption safeguards during market stress.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The House Ways and Means Committee released a 114-page crypto tax bill ahead of a Wednesday markup, covering wash sales, mining, staking, and a $10 de minimis exception for transaction fees.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The IRS is preparing to lower penalties under its voluntary disclosure program, with crypto handled through the same process as other tax violations, Forbes reports.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The Labor Department’s final rule to ease crypto and other alternative assets into 401(k) retirement plans arrived at the White House for review, moving closer to completion and release.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The National Sheriffs' Association has dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act, shifting its stance to neutral ahead of the bill's Sept. 15 Senate vote.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The New York City Council has subpoenaed Elon Musk, demanding he or a SpaceXAI representative testify in the council's AI safety investigation.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The SEC has added tokenization to its fiscal 2027 exam priorities, listing it with quantum computing and extended trading hours as emerging trends under review.

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The SEC has proposed a regulatory framework for investment advisers and funds to custody crypto assets, which Chair Paul Atkins says gives them "a compliant pathway where none existed before."

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LATEST: 🇺🇸 The SEC issued a 5-year innovation exemption allowing tokenized US stocks to trade via permissioned AMMs on public blockchains.

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