Browsing: Crypto Regulation

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said the biggest advances in technological innovation should be realized in the United States, according to a post on Watcher.Guru’s X account. The remarks were made during a White House-hosted technology industry event, though specific details of the event’s agenda were not immediately disclosed.

The CEO of a crypto-focused policy organization said Aug. 18 that the CLARITY Act has roughly a one-in-10 chance of becoming law before the midterm elections, as competing interests from banks, securities firms, and derivatives companies continue to complicate negotiations. Miller Whitehouse-Levine, who leads the Solana Policy Institute, spoke at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026…

The White House’s top cryptocurrency adviser said on Aug. 18 that he expects the CLARITY Act to clear a key Senate procedural vote next month, even as two separate disputes over stablecoin rewards and presidential ethics language remain unresolved. Patrick Witt made the remarks at the SALT conference in Wyoming, where senators and crypto policy…

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said he remains “optimistic and bullish” on the CLARITY Act ahead of a planned September vote, even as disagreements over stablecoin rewards and President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency-related conflicts of interest threaten to complicate negotiations.

President Donald Trump is helping draft cryptocurrency regulations while financial disclosures show he and his family have profited significantly from the industry.