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Fed Proposes Stablecoin Reserve and Capital Rules Under GENIUS Act

Crypto September 26, 2026

The Federal Reserve Board is requesting public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for the payment stablecoin issuers it supervises under the GENIUS Act, it said i�...

Clarity Act’s Failure Kicks Off Wave of Blame in Crypto World

Crypto September 21, 2026

The collapse of the Clarity Act has reportedly triggered a wave of finger-pointing among cryptocurrency executives and lawmakers.This blame game began almost immediately after the digital assets legi�...

House Committee Advances First-Ever Crypto Tax Bill

Crypto September 17, 2026

It gives crypto owners clear guidelines and treats digital assets like other financial assets, Yakym said. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said in an opening stat�...

European Financial Groups Warn EU Caps Will Stifle Tokenized Assets

Crypto September 12, 2026

The DLT Pilot Regime provides the legal framework for trading and settlement of transactions in crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments under MiFID II, while facilitating the establishmen�...

Kalshi Gets CFTC OK to List Precious Metals Futures

Crypto September 11, 2026

Kalshi obtained regulatory permission to list precious metals-related perpetual futures on its platform, CNBC reported Thursday (Sept. 10).The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees der�...

Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget

Crypto September 11, 2026

The bitterest pill to swallow for many mid-market CFOs is not that their cybersecurity budget is growing. It is that some of what they already spend has stopped making economic sense.Artificial intel�...

Clarity Act Faces Sept. 15 Make-or-Break Vote in Senate

Crypto September 10, 2026

The Clarity Act may be a dead letter in the current Congress.Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has scheduled a make-or-break procedural vote for next Tuesday (Sept. 15) on whether to formall�...

Ethena Debuts Crypto-Centric Neobank Ethena Pay

Crypto September 2, 2026

Cryptocurrency company Ethena has launched what it calls an internet money neobank called Ethena Pay.The new offering, which went live Tuesday (Sept. 1), includes card spending, dollar saving, inter...

Bitcoin Climbs Past $80,000 as Wall Street Returns

Crypto August 28, 2026

Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 this week for the first time since May, with renewed demand from institutional investors and improving interest from retail investors, Bloomberg reported  Thursday (Au...

Bank of England Welcomes Government Plan to Drive UK Payments Innovation

Crypto August 28, 2026

The British Treasury plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payments technology and digital currencies, including stablecoins, Reuters reported Wednesday�...