Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief tapped by President Donald Trump, is hosting a CEO summit on one of her longstanding policy aims: Tokenization. What to know: Caroline Pham, who is running the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on an acting basis, is pursuing a stablecoin-backed tokenization pilot program, and an upcoming summit will include […]
The industry’s U.S. banking crisis may be retreating as a second congressional committee sheds light on how crypto businesses have been treated by regulators. What to know: The chief lawyer of U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) testified about the abuse of authority from regulators who erected barriers between banks and crypto firms in a hearing of […]
The company plans to launch three ETFs later this year, all issued under the Truth.Fi brand. What to know: U.S. President Donald Trump’s media company, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), is making moves to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including one tracking the price of bitcoin (BTC), according to an announcement on Thursday. Clearly, Trump Media and […]
The Senate has pushed stablecoin bills before, but the chamber is now led by Republicans who want to make Hagerty’s latest effort happen. What to know: The opening shot is being been fired in the new Congress’ crypto push with a plan for a Tuesday introduction of a stablecoin oversight bill from Senator Bill Hagerty. […]
If the new administration is serious about fostering fair and effective crypto policy, it must include everyday Americans, says John Deaton, who was Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts in 2024 and represented XRP holders in Ripple’s landmark securities against the SEC. Last week, through Executive Order, President Trump took a significant step toward reshaping […]
Vlad Tenev joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in calling for clear regulations for tokenized securities in the U.S. What to know: Current U.S. regulations are blocking a major financial shift that could open up private-market investments to everyday investors through tokenization, CEO of digital brokerage Robinhood Vlad Tenev said. In a Wednesday opinion piece for the Washington […]
If the new administration is serious about fostering fair and effective crypto policy, it must include everyday Americans, says John Deaton, who was Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts in 2024 and represented XRP holders in Ripple’s landmark securities against the SEC. Last week, through Executive Order, President Trump took a significant step toward reshaping […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission had previously only allowed cash redemptions when the spot bitcoin ETFs were approved last January. What to know: Nasdaq has filed a proposed rule change to allow in-kind creation and redemption for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to a Friday filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The […]
American real estate mogul Grant Cardone is creating new investment vehicles that mix real estate and bitcoin. What to know: Grant Cardone is the founder and CEO of Cardone Capital, a firm that manages about $5 billion in real estate. And he just introduced a new fund that invests property-generated cash flow into bitcoin (BTC). […]
What to know: Republican U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis took aim at two federal agencies on behalf of the crypto industry this week, just days before the wide-reaching transition of the federal government when President-elect Donald Trump again takes office. Lummis warned the U.S. Marshals Office to slow down its crypto asset sales and she cautioned officials at […]