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SEC's Crypto Task Force Clearest Sign Yet of Pivot From Gensler Era — Barrons.com

SEC's Crypto Task Force Clearest Sign Yet of Pivot From Gensler Era — Barrons.com

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 administration, the SEC under acting Chairman Mark Uyed…

Trump Creates Working Group to Study Bitcoin Stockpile, Other Changes for Crypto — Barrons.com

Trump Creates Working Group to Study Bitcoin Stockpile, Other Changes for Crypto — Barrons.com

By Joe LightPresident Trump signed an executive order meant to spur the crypto industry in the U.S. It marks a 180-degree turn from the crackdown seen under President Biden's administration, but stops short of creating the Bitcoin "strategic reserve" the industry has hoped for.Instead, the heart of …

Lummis to Lead Crypto-Vital U.S. Senate Panel With Digital Assets Industry Defenders

Lummis to Lead Crypto-Vital U.S. Senate Panel With Digital Assets Industry Defenders

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has officially set its roster for the new digital assets committee, putting Senator Cynthia Lummis at the top, as expected. But it also includes two names that received heavy backing from the crypto political action committee Fairshake in the 2024 elections.New Sena…

 US Bitcoin reserve idea sparks Davos debate on crypto’s future

US Bitcoin reserve idea sparks Davos debate on crypto’s future

Bitcoin, memecoins and the future of the cryptocurrency industry sparked intense debate at the 2025 edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as US President Donald Trump marked his return to the Oval Office.During the sole cryptocurrency-themed session at this year’s forum, industr…

Coinbase Would Delist Tether’s USDT If New US Legislation Requires

Coinbase Would Delist Tether’s USDT If New US Legislation Requires

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 a minor setback from the EU’s MiCA legislation, b…

Crypto's Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues

Crypto's Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues

Republican U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis took aim at two federal agencies on behalf of the crypto industry this week, just days before the wide-reaching transition of the federal government when President-elect Donald Trump again takes office.Lummis warned the U.S. Marshals Office to slow down its cry…

U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules

U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must now thoroughly "explain itself" for refusing to grant Coinbase.'s formal request that the agency write regulations for how the industry should assess whether crypto assets are securities or not, according to a circuit-court ruling on Monday.A three-ju…

Pro-crypto CFTC boss, subcommittee rumored as Trump inauguration nears

Pro-crypto CFTC boss, subcommittee rumored as Trump inauguration nears

The US Senate Banking Committee is reportedly set to create its first-ever crypto subcommittee, while a pro-crypto commissioner is now a top pick to replace the outgoing chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to two reports. The two reports — seen as positive developments for t…

Wisconsin lawmaker to chair US House digital assets subcommittee

Wisconsin lawmaker to chair US House digital assets subcommittee

Bryan Steil, a lawmaker representing Wisconsin’s 1st district in the US House of Representatives, will be the next chair of a digital asset-focused subcommittee in Congress after Representative French Hill.In a Jan. 9 notice, Hill said the Wisconsin lawmaker would replace him as chair of the Subcomm…

Odds of 2025 US Solana ETF listing top 77%: VanEck research head

Odds of 2025 US Solana ETF listing top 77%: VanEck research head

The odds of a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) listing in the United States this year are even higher than a popular betting market’s optimistic forecast, according to Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of research. On Jan. 1, cryptocurrency prediction platform Polymarket said the odds of a US Solana ET…

US election result will likely lead to better crypto regulation: S&P analysts

US election result will likely lead to better crypto regulation: S&P analysts

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. elections, which saw Republicans taking control of the White House, Senate, and Congress, could significantly reshape the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency in the country, according to S&P analysts. According to a recent S&P Global…

Micah Zimmerman
Bipartisan crypto legislation more likely to pass under Trump, but ‘will not be an initial priority’: TD Cowen

Bipartisan crypto legislation more likely to pass under Trump, but ‘will not be an initial priority’: TD Cowen

Crypto legislation covering stablecoins and market structure will more easily pass under a Republican-controlled Senate and a House.

Daniel Kuhn