Stablecoin Policy Is Becoming a Geopolitical Fight Over Market Structure
Stablecoins are no longer just a payments story or a U.S. legislation story. They are becoming the place where sanctions…
Category: Policy
The CLARITY Act’s Endgame Shows Crypto’s Real Fight Is Now Over the Final Shape of the Rules
Washington’s crypto debate has moved into a more consequential phase: the central question is no longer whether federal market-structure legislation…
SEC Under Pressure to Formalize DeFi Guidance Amid Industry Calls for Clarity
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faces increasing calls to convert its informal DeFi guidance into formal rules, as industry…
Minnesota Moves to Ban Crypto Kiosks Amid Illicit Activity Concerns
Minnesota lawmakers advance a bill to ban cryptocurrency kiosks, citing concerns over money laundering and illicit financial transactions, sparking debate…
The Justin Sun Fight Shows How Fast Crypto Governance Turns Political
A lawsuit between Justin Sun and Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is less a private quarrel than a reminder that token…
NYSE’s Tokenization Plan Tries to Keep Wall Street Inside the Rules
The exchange’s proposed tokenized-securities framework matters because it treats blockchain settlement as a market-structure upgrade, not a license to build…
Japan’s Central Bank Is Telling Crypto to Grow Up Before It Grows Bigger
The Bank of Japan’s latest Financial System Report is not a panic document, but it is a clear warning that…
Washington’s Favorite Anti-Stablecoin Argument Just Got Weaker
The White House Council of Economic Advisers has released a report suggesting that a ban on stablecoin yield would do…
The BIS Just Threw Cold Water on the Stablecoin Victory Lap
A new BIS speech argues that stablecoins still behave more like brittle market instruments than true money, which should worry…