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SEC Memos Suggest Massive Policy Pivot Away from Strict Securities Classifications

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LONDON — A profound shift in regulatory philosophy appears to be underway within the United States, sending positive reverberations through global markets. According to leaked internal memos reported on Saturday, senior leadership within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is circulating a proposal that would fundamentally reconsider the agency’s historic reliance on the Howey Test […]

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Senate Pushes for April Vote on Landmark CLARITY Act Amid Fierce Lobbying

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WASHINGTON — The political battle over the future of digital asset market structure reached a critical inflection point on Thursday, as prominent Senate leaders signaled their intent to force a floor vote on the highly anticipated CLARITY Act of 2025 by early April. The legislation, heavily lobbied for by both traditional Wall Street banks and

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SEC and CFTC Publish Landmark Token Taxonomy, Classifying Major Altcoins as Commodities

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WASHINGTON — The regulatory chaos that has long suppressed the United States digital asset industry was decisively resolved this week, following the publication of a landmark joint interpretation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The unprecedented 68-page document officially establishes a unified “token taxonomy,” effectively ending a

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Canada Revokes Registration of 23 Crypto Firms in Massive Regulatory Sweep

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OTTAWA — The international regulatory net surrounding digital asset service providers tightened significantly on Thursday, as the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) announced the immediate revocation of registrations for 23 cryptocurrency-related money services businesses. The sweeping enforcement action represents a massive escalation in Canada’s efforts to combat illicit financial flows within

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European Regulatory Consensus Fractures Over Stringent DeFi Surveillance Mandates

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BRUSSELS — The global consensus regarding decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation showed signs of significant strain this week, as several major European member states pushed back against the rapid implementation of stringent “front-end” surveillance mandates. The internal dispute within the European Union highlights the immense difficulty of imposing centralized banking rules on open-source, permissionless software networks

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SEC and CFTC Publish Landmark Joint Ruling, Classifying 16 Crypto Assets as Commodities

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WASHINGTON — The regulatory architecture of the United States digital asset industry underwent a historic, permanent restructuring on Thursday. Following months of intense negotiation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a landmark 68-page joint interpretation, officially ending their decade-long jurisdictional battle and establishing a clear, unified framework

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DeFi Developers Argue Lack of Liability for Catastrophic 0M Slippage Error

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NEW YORK — The legal boundary between human accountability and autonomous code is the subject of a fierce, precedent-setting battle in federal court this week. The developers behind a highly controversial decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol filed a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit on Thursday, arguing they cannot be held legally liable for the massive

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International Law Enforcement Seizes Infrastructure of Major Crypto Privacy Protocols

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PARIS — The escalating conflict between state surveillance and cryptographic privacy reached a fever pitch on Friday. In a highly coordinated action, a coalition of international law enforcement agencies, led by Europol, announced the successful seizure of the domain names and underlying server infrastructure of three prominent decentralized mixing protocols, effectively dismantling a significant portion

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Florida Enacts Landmark State-Level Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins

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TALLAHASSEE — The geopolitical landscape of digital asset regulation in the United States fractured further this week, as the state of Florida officially enacted House Bill 175 (HB 175). The landmark legislation establishes the nation’s first comprehensive, state-level regulatory framework explicitly designed for payment stablecoins, positioning Florida in direct ideological and jurisdictional opposition to federal

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SEC and CFTC Sign Historic Agreement to End Digital Asset Regulatory Turf Wars

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WASHINGTON — In a historic development for digital asset regulation in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday. This unprecedented agreement seeks to permanently end the destructive jurisdictional “turf wars” that have paralyzed domestic blockchain innovation, establishing

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