Regulation & Policy

According to Lee Reiners, a lecturing fellow at Duke University and former Federal Reserve Bank of New York examiner, World Liberty Financial's WLFI token may constitute an unregistered security, based on analysis published on Friday, May 8. Citing the SEC's recent token taxonomy, Reiners argues

According to FOX reporter Charles Gasparino, the U.S. CFTC and SEC are currently aligning on regulatory boundaries for prediction markets and recent anomalous trading related to Iran-related conflicts. Gasparino noted that while the industry assumes CFTC has sole jurisdiction, the SEC will

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey warned on May 9 at a meeting hosted by the Bank of England in the UK that the US and the UK are about to enter a “tug-of-war” phase on stablecoin regulation, and that the UK worries it could face bank-run (run-on) risks if it adopts stablecoins. The Block reported on Bailey’s remarks: “We know what happens if stablecoins are subject to a run—they all come here (to the UK),” suggesting that dollar stablecoins promoted by the GENIUS bill in the US, if b

The Senate Banking Committee announced on Friday that it will hold a markup on May 14 to advance a bill that would regulate the cryptocurrency industry comprehensively at the federal level for the first time, according to The Block. This marks the committee's second attempt after cancelling a markup

According to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, speaking on Friday at an AI expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to software applications as it considers new rules for onchain financial markets. Atkin

According to sources, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting detailed information about the company's stablecoin plans by May 20th. Warren cited concerns over Meta's lack of transparency regarding its recent cryptocurrency initiatives, particularly

According to The Block, U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis reached a compromise on stablecoin rewards last week, clearing a major hurdle for broader cryptocurrency legislation. The deal blocks "covered parties" from paying interest or yield to U.S. customers solely for holding stablecoi

According to Lee Reiners, a lecturer at Duke University and former Federal Reserve examiner, on Friday (May 8), World Liberty Financial's WLFI token may be an unregistered security despite the project's claims that it is a pure governance token. Reiners argued that the 25 billion WLFI tokens sold

Payward, the parent company of Kraken crypto exchange, has applied for a national trust company charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to a statement released May 8, 2026. The application seeks to establish Payward National Trust Company (PNTC) to serve institutional c

According to The Block, SEC Chair Paul Atkins called on Friday for the agency to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to software applications and onchain financial markets. Atkins said the SEC should conduct notice and comment rulemaking to revisit definitions of exchange, clearing agency,

According to Bitcoin News, South Korea plans to impose a 22% tax on virtual asset gains exceeding 2.5 million won starting next year, with government officials confirming the timeline will proceed as scheduled. The policy faces calls from opposition parties to repeal it, with potential for

The Senate Banking Committee announced on Friday that it will hold a markup on May 14 to advance comprehensive federal crypto legislation for the first time, according to the announcement. This marks the committee's second attempt after canceling a markup in January when major crypto exchange

According to Lee Reiners, a lecturing fellow at Duke University and former Federal Reserve Bank of New York examiner, World Liberty Financial's WLFI token may constitute an unregistered security, in a blog post on Friday. Reiners argues

According to industry observers, U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis reached a compromise on stablecoin rewards this week, significantly improving the outlook for comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation. Kristin Smith, president of the Solana Policy Institute, raised her estimated

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission should conduct notice and comment rulemaking to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to onchain software applications and market structures. Speaking at an artificial intelligence expo hosted by the Special

According to Lee Reiners, a lecturing fellow at Duke University and former Federal Reserve Bank of New York examiner, World Liberty Financial's WLFI token may constitute an unregistered security, as argued in a blog post on Friday (May 8). Citing the SEC's recent token taxonomy, Reiners notes that W

According to BusinessWorld, the Philippine central bank warned the public on May 9 against trading with unauthorized virtual asset service providers (VASPs), citing risks of fraud, security breaches, and operational failures that could result in fund loss. The central bank identified additional risk

SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated on Friday at an artificial intelligence expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project that the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to software applications as it considers future rules for onchain financial

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Friday that the agency needs to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to software applications as it considers writing rules for onchain financial markets. Speaking at an artificial intelligence expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, Atkins

On May 8, Lee Reiners, a lecturer at the Duke University School of Law and a former examiner at the New York Federal Reserve Bank, said in a blog post that World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance agreement closely connected to the Trump family, may have issued unregistered securities, and that the WLFI token should fall under scrutiny by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Reiners’ Core Analysis: The Howey Test and WLFI’s Legal Characterization According to Reiners’ blog