Browsing: Crypto Regulation

The SEC is opening a limited path for tokenized U.S. stock trading, giving platforms such as Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Securitize (NYSE:SECZ) a clearer regulatory framework for bringing traditional equities onto blockchain rails.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is delving into its plans to bring its traditional systems into the kind of 24-hour, everyday timeline native to the crypto sector, hosting a Thursday roundtable at its Washington headquarters just an hour after the agency issued its order to approve tokenized securities trading.

Welcome to an era of transformative change in the world of cryptocurrency regulation. As the U.S. grapples with the burgeoning complexity of digital assets, new legislative measures are emerging that promise to reshape the landscape. This renewed focus on regulatory clarity, especially concerning crypto taxation, signifies a pivotal moment that could open doors for everyday…

Add preferred source CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said the agency will advance crypto market-structure rules using existing statutory authority after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act on a 49-50 cloture vote, 11 short of the 60 required. The failed procedural vote on Sept. 15 shifted regulatory momentum toward the CFTC and SEC, which have both…

Although the CLARITY Act – a proposed legislation in the United States aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry – stalled in a major Senate vote earlier this week, key federal regulators – including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – have declared actionable and…