Tag: United States
All news related to the United States.
Corporate Stablecoin Adoption Soars as Fortune 500 Firms Take Notice
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Coinbase survey reveals a dramatic shift in corporate attitudes toward stablecoins, with Fortune 500 interest tripling in just one year.
SEC Proposes Regulatory Exception for Crypto Innovation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a move to foster blockchain innovation, SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced plans for a conditional exemption program during Monday’s DeFi roundtable.
MoonPay Secures BitLicense, Enabling Nationwide Crypto Services in US
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency payment provider MoonPay has received regulatory approval to operate in all 50 US states after securing a BitLicense and money transmitter license from New York’s financial regulator.
California Advances Bill on Unclaimed Crypto and Merchant Payments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCalifornia’s State Assembly has unanimously approved a bill that would regulate cryptocurrency payments and enable the state to seize inactive crypto holdings from exchanges after three years of dormancy.
Trump Media Expands Crypto Footprint With Bitcoin ETF Filing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTrump Media & Technology Group is making another strategic push into digital assets with NYSE Arca’s filing for a Truth Social-branded Bitcoin ETF.
California Moves to Embrace Crypto with Landmark Payments Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a major step toward digital currency adoption, California’s Assembly has unanimously approved a bill enabling state agencies to accept crypto payments.
SEC Confirms Staking on Proof-of-Stake Blockchains Is Not a Securities Transaction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has determined that staking on certain proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains does not qualify as a securities transaction under federal law.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Clarify US Crypto Regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS lawmakers have introduced the “Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025” (CLARITY Act), a bipartisan effort to establish clear regulatory guidelines for digital assets.
Labor Department Reverses Biden’s Anti-Crypto 401(k) Policy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a win for crypto advocates, the US Labor Department has scrapped Biden-era restrictions that discouraged digital assets in 401(k) plans.
Federal Court Freezes $57.65M in USDC Amid LIBRA Fraud Lawsuit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has issued a temporary restraining order freezing approximately $57.65 million in USDC stablecoins linked to the alleged LIBRA memecoin fraud.
SEC’s Evolving Stance on Crypto Staking Leaves Industry Seeking Clarity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cryptocurrency sector is intensifying calls for the SEC to define its regulatory approach to staking, as ongoing ambiguity creates challenges for Web3 infrastructure providers.
Major US Banks Consider Joint Stablecoin Venture
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral leading US banks are in early discussions about collaborating to issue a shared stablecoin, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday.
Texas Advances Bitcoin Reserve Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTexas is poised to become the third state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, according to Lee Bratcher, founder and president of the Texas Blockchain Council.
SEC Files Charges Against Crypto Platform Unicoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Unicoin and three top executives in New York with allegedly misguiding investors.
DoJ Opens Investigation into Coinbase Over Customer Data Breach
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating a security breach at Coinbase, a crypto exchange that suffered a leak involving internal documents and data from a “small subset” of customer accounts.
US Senate Votes in Favor of Stablecoin Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Monday, the Senate progressed a significant cryptocurrency regulation bill with a bipartisan vote, following a two-week period where Senate Democrats had previously blocked it.
Coinbase Joins S&P 500
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoinbase is poised to become the first pure-play crypto firm included in the prestigious S&P 500 index.
Sonic Labs Announces $10M Token Sale to Galaxy for U.S. Expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutesGeorge Town, Cayman Islands, 12th May 2025, Chainwire
US Senate Blocks Stablecoin Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLegislation aimed at establishing a framework for payment stablecoins failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday, as several Democrats opposed moving the bill forward.
SEC Commissioner Criticizes Ripple Deal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has criticized the agency’s recent settlement with Ripple Labs, highlighting it as a setback in effective crypto enforcement that leaves investors vulnerable.
US Regulator Says Banks Are Allowed to Buy and Sell Customers’ Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational banks can now expand into crypto trading and custody services without prior OCC approval, per Wednesday’s interpretive letter.
Robinhood to Launch Blockchain to Allow US Asset Trading in Europe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobinhood is quietly developing a blockchain network to facilitate tokenized US securities trading for European retail investors
Arizona Passes Law to Keep Unclaimed Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) signed HB 2749 into law Wednesday, enabling the state to hold unclaimed crypto—rather than liquidate it—and store it in its original form.
US Releases a Draft Crypto Regulatory Framework
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn May 5, the US House Committee on Financial Services released a draft bill proposing a new market structure for digital assets in the US.
VanEck Files to Launch a BNB ETF
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVanEck has filed an S-1 registration form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a Binance Coin (BNB) exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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