Donald Trump is officially the 47th President of the United States, and the U.S. government is going in some different directions from the last administration.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of crypto

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

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 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

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 cryptocur

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

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 wa

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, accord

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

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

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 p

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

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

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong discloses that more than 219 pro-crypto candidates have been elected to the US House and Senate. Other reports estimate that Donald Trump leads the election by 51.2% while Kamala Harris trails with 47.4% vote. The US genera

Republicans and Democrats across the House and Senate are increasingly convinced that key pieces of crypto legislation could soon become law.

The U.S. Congress appears unlikely to pass stablecoin legislation or approve the FIT21 crypto asset regulatory framework in the Senate. Continue Reading:The U.S. Congress Faces Challenges in Passing Crypto Legislation The post The U.S. Congress Faces

Seven Senate Democrats have called on the 10 largest bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S. to address growing crypto fraud that targets elderly Americans. The lawmakers explained that scammers are reportedly exploiting the anonymity of cryptocurrency tra

The North Carolina General Assembly has overridden Governor Roy Cooper’s veto to enact a bill prohibiting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. The Senate voted 27-17, securing the required supermajority. The bill bars payments using C

A Senate veto-busting vote saw 12 Democrats who initially voted for North Carolina’s CBDC banning bill switch to backing Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.

Ripple-backed pro-crypto candidate John Deaton wins the Republican primary from Massachusetts. Deaton’s win now pits him against two-time anti-crypto Senator Elizabeth Warren. While Deaton is ...