Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a crypto holder and US lawmaker vocal about her support for legislation and regulation favoring the digital asset industry, has penned an amicus brief in support of Coinbase’s appeal against the Securities and Exchange
Crypto supporter Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under former Chair Gary Gensler of undermining lawmakers' efforts to regulate crypto.Lummis filed a 29-page amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appe
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chair Caroline Pham is kickstarting a sequence of public roundtable discussions about prediction markets and crypto, marking regulators' latest turn following Donald Trump's inauguration. Those roundta
US President Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Jan. 20 didn’t mention cryptocurrency or Bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t big things in store for the sector this year. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the Trump administration will place
TL;DRIs $10 Possible?Ripple’s XRP has been flying high ever sinceDonald Trump’s victoryin the US presidential elections. Prior to the vote, the asset’s price hovered around $0.50, but currently, it is worth $3.20 (per CoinGecko’s data). This represen
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a cautionary screed about TRUMP, political meme coins, and the current state of the crypto industry.He noted that Gensler left a regulatory loophole in differentiating governance tokens from securities, whic
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto-related enforcement actions dropped by 30% in the last year under former Chair Gary Gensler, a report has found.The agency launched just 33 crypto-related actions in its last year under Gensler, comp
By Kenneth CorbinEven without a permanent chairman confirmed to lead it, the Securities and Exchange Commission is wasting no time in signaling a departure from the work of the previous administration.This week, on the first full day of the new admin
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has revoked controversial crypto accounting guidance following upheaval from lawmakers and the crypto industry alike. The SEC's move on Thursday marks another shakeup in the agency following former SEC Chai
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) website hinted at the introduction of SOL and XRP futures contracts that could debut as early as Feb. 10, pending regulatory review.According to the website — which later removed the page — contracts for both
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is reportedly preparing to introduce futures contracts for Solana and XRP. There’s a potential launch date of February 10, contingent on regulatory approval. The CME website briefly displayed details of the new o
The prices of the top three cryptocurrency held steady today (Wednesday) after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a groundbreaking initiative to bring clarity to crypto regulations under President Trump’s administration. At the
Wariness is passé on Wall Street. Cautious uncertainty over lingering inflation and geopolitical turbulence have been replaced by giddiness over the deregulatory bonanza financial firms expect President Donald Trump’s administration to deliver. B
According to CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase would delist Tether’s USDT stablecoin if compelled by new legislation. A few current attempts to rework US crypto legislation would impact the firm, but they have not advanced yet.So far, Tether has suffered
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has taken its first step toward crypto regulatory clarity following former Chair Gary Gensler’s departure on Jan. 20.According to a Jan. 21 announcement, the agency is creating a crypto task force dedicated t
Republican SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda has been selected as the agency's new acting chairman. This comes after Chair Gary Gensler, who spearheaded the agency back in 2021, ended his term earlier today. "Congratulations to our new Acting Chairman Mark
US Securities and Exchange Commission member Mark Uyeda will be acting chair of the financial regulator as of Jan. 20 following an announcement from the Trump administration.In a Jan. 20 notice from the White House, President Donald Trump said Uyeda
Commissioner Mark Uyeda will take over running the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency awaits the Senate confirmation on President Donald Trump's pick for the permanent role, Paul Atkins.Acting Chair Uyeda, who has been a clear supp
President Donald Trump has picked Mark Uyeda, one of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top officials, to lead the agency until a permanent chair is confirmed. Hours after his inauguration, Trump tapped the Republican SEC commissioner to c
Update (8:44 pm UTC): This article has been updated to reflect the CFTC elected Commissioner Pham as acting chair.US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) member Caroline Pham will become acting chair of the financial regulator after a vote amo