Brian Quintenz, who recently led crypto policy at venture‑capital powerhouse a16z, has been nominated by President Trump to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In an upcoming Senate confirmation hearing, he
U.S. crypto policy, SEC Chair Paul Atkins has announced plans to explore a new “innovation exemption” for blockchain-based projects. During a recent roundtable on decentralized finance, he revealed instructions to
The U.S. Department of Justice is taking firm action against a complex money-laundering operation allegedly run by North Korean IT workers. According to a civil forfeiture complaint filed on June
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has announced a shift in the agency's approach to cryptocurrency regulation. In a recent Senate subcommittee meeting, Atkins emphasized that the
The recent announcement of a Trump-branded crypto wallet has ignited confusion and controversy within the cryptocurrency community and the Trump family. Both said that on June 3, Magic Eden, a prominent NFT
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has said sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based tech firm, and its alleged administrator, Chinese national Liu Lizhi. The firm is
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is intensifying his push to make the city a global hub for cryptocurrency. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Adams announced plans to introduce
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently clarified that federal securities rules are unlikely to apply to many non-fungible tokens (NFTs), including those that pay royalties to inventors. In
VanEck, a well-known worldwide asset management firm, wants to launch the VanEck Purpose Built Fund in June 2025, focusing on the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem. This private digital assets fund aims
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again postponed decisions on key cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including Bitwise's proposal to incorporate staking into its Ether ETF and Grayscale's