August 23, 2024

Treasury Withdraws Wallet Rule; Prometheum Raises Questions

Good morning and happy return of college football weekend! Congress is still in recess, but there's still plenty to cover on the policy and political fronts...

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August 9, 2024

Crypto Tax Bills; Chokepoint

Good morning. With both chambers in recess, this week, we focus on two recently introduced crypto tax bills and two enforcement updates.T...

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July 26, 2024

AML Updates, A Trading Ban For Lawmakers, & House AI Hearing

Gm. This week, the House passed an AML bill, a Senate committee advanced a bill to stop lawmakers from trading or owning investment assets - including digital assets...

#bitcoin#cryptocurrency#policy

July 19, 2024

Vance's Crypto Stance; Fin. Services Approps Bill on Deck

GM. With Congress in recess this week, we take a deep dive into vice presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance's crypto-related policy positions and...

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July 13, 2024

4 Hearings, SAB 121 Vote, Approps Amendments

This week, we cover crypto highlights from four hearings, a veto-override attempt, appropriations amendments, and more...

June 7, 2024

DeFi Sanctions Bill, Approps, Tokenization

Good morning and happy June. This week, we cover illicit finance, appropriations, a hearing on tokenization, and a Presidential veto...

#cryptocurrency#defi#blockchain

May 24, 2024

House Passes FIT 21 With Massive Bipartisan Vote

House passes FIT 21 with massive bipartisan support and a CBDC ban along nearly partisan lines. The SEC approved critical regulatory filings for an ETH ETP, and Chair McHenry led another letter seeking further clarity from the SEC regarding special purpose broker dealers.

May 17, 2024

House & Senate Pass Crypto Bills

Good morning and happy Friday on another historic week in crypto policy...

#blockchain#defi

May 10, 2024

House Passes SAB 121 Repeal

Gm. In a historic week for crypto policy, the House passed a SAB 121 repeal, a House Financial Services subcommittee held a hearing on SEC enforcement, and 2 new bills were intro'd, including one to ban financial institutions from transacting with funds that have gone through a "digital asset mixer"

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May 3, 2024

U.S. Crypto Policy Brief - Week of 5.3.24

This week, we cover a new crypto-friendly tax bill, Members of Congress criticizing the SEC and DOJ, and four Congressional letters...

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