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SEC proposes crypto fundraising exemptions up to $75M as Trump meets industry; CFTC weighs prediction markets and AI. August 19-20 deadlines set the pace.
SEC's proposed crypto framework wins praise from Commissioner Peirce days after Senate fails to advance CLARITY Act. Galaxy cuts passage odds to 10%.
Trump hosts crypto industry insiders at the White House today at 2:30 p.m. ET. The CFTC holds its first innovation committee meeting tomorrow. The CLARITY Act vote is set for Sept. 15.
DAOs are moving idle treasury assets into yield and collateral strategies to fund operations without selling governance tokens. How the mandates work.
Cuomo warns the U.S. is behind on crypto rules as Senate schedules a Sept. 15 cloture vote. The CLARITY Act needs 60 votes to advance, but prediction markets see only a 20% chance of passage in 2026.
Alberta eCheck page visits rose 22% quarter-over-quarter as the province prepares to open its online casino market to private operators. Crypto deposits offer speed and anonymity, but AGLC rules require traceable identity and reversibility.
Onchain volume hit $9B YTD, up 800% from January. 55% of trades happen outside US market hours. Binance's bStocks alone accounted for 83% of July's $11.3B record.
The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal offers $5M and $75M exemption tiers plus a safe harbor for tokens once managerial efforts end. 60-day comment period opens.
The PBOC expanded its e-CNY operator list to 30 banks, adding Ping An and Hengfeng. Interest-bearing wallets and a Singapore pilot push adoption.
MiCA requires a compliant white paper before any EU token offer or listing. Notification, content rules and timelines vary by token type. Civil liability attaches.
Cuomo told Congress to pass the CLARITY Act as the U.S. loses ground on crypto rules. A Senate procedural vote is set for September 15.
Wyoming migrates its state-backed Frontier Stable Token from Layerzero to Chainlink CCIP after a security review. LINK rises 3% to $9.70, extending a double-digit weekly gain.
The SICC froze roughly 780 Bitcoin and 816,773 USDC after a platform’s automated tool sent replacement tokens to a customer who had emptied his wallet four years earlier. The court ordered the customer to disclose where the coins sit now.
Maya Protocol lost $1.7M after a hacker exploited six bugs in a single transaction. The CACAO token crashed 89% as the exploit mirrored THORChain's May hack.
From farming sims to space RPGs and mech fighters, blockchain gaming has moved past the play-to-earn model. Here are the top 12 NFT games active in August 2026, with details on tokens, NFTs, and how each game works.
Tokenized equity volume hit $9B. Off-hours trades account for 55% of Jupiter's volume. Nasdaq plans 23-hour sessions. Kraken opens US stocks to EEA.
SpaceX trades below its $135 IPO price while crypto stocks diverge. Which bet pays? A $10,000 comparison across COIN, MARA, RIOT, and SPCX through August 2026.
As autonomous AI agents proliferate, researchers and investors see blockchain as the missing governance layer. Smart contracts and decentralized identity could provide the accountability these systems lack.
The GENIUS Act, FASB proposal, and Treasury rules turn stablecoin issuers into dollar distribution agents. The January 2027 compliance deadline forces Tether and others to choose between oversight and exclusion.
The accounting standards body targets how stablecoins are classified on cash flow statements, with comments due Nov. 19.
FASB's proposed update would let stablecoins with on-demand redemption and segregated reserves sit in the cash equivalents line, removing a key hurdle for corporate treasuries. Comments due Nov. 19.
The SEC's first crypto-specific rulemaking creates two registration exemptions and a conditional safe harbor that can sever a token from its investment contract. Comment period is 60 days.
Kalshi filed for two perpetual futures contracts tied to the S&P 500 and copper, pushing crypto's signature derivatives product into traditional markets.
Trump hosts key crypto summit today as CLARITY Act stalls. CFTC advisory committee kicks off tomorrow. Market awaits regulatory clarity from agency-level moves.
Coinbase received an ADGM license to arrange and custody tokenized securities in Abu Dhabi, targeting institutional investors with a regulated hub for digital shares.
Stablecoin supply has dropped by $14B since May, draining deployable capital from crypto markets. Bitcoin hovers near $64,360 while the S&P 500 pushes to new highs -- a divergence that reflects the missing liquidity needed to sustain a rally.
Former New York governor and OKX board member Andrew Cuomo warns legislative inaction is costing the US its edge in global crypto markets as the Senate stalls on the CLARITY Act.
On-chain tokenized equity trading hit $9 billion in 2026, up 800% year-to-date. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called it the early stage of a "tokenization supercycle."
FASB's new proposal would let some stablecoins count as cash equivalents, but only if they meet strict redemption, reserve, and collateral tests. Public comments are due by November 19.
Visa is looking for a new stablecoin settlement and OTC partner after Mastercard acquired BVNK, with licenses required in four major markets.