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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Utah, asserting that the Commodity Exchange Act preempts conflicting state law.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed suit against the state of Utah, arguing that Utah's move to crack down on Kalshi, the federally regulated prediction market platform, directly threatens the agency's authority over markets it already oversees under federal law.
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US federal civilian agencies have been barred from using DeepSeek, the Chinese-developed AI model, over concerns that the technology poses a national security and espionage risk.
A federal judge has denied a joint effort by crypto exchange Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to scrap a $5 million settlement reached during the Biden administration, according to the CFTC v. Gemini Trust Company docket .
The SEC has proposed amendments to the custody rule governing registered investment advisers, a move that would directly affect how advisers and funds hold crypto assets under the federal securities framework.
The reported development frames a roadmap for tokenizing securities, meaning a plan or set of intentions rather than a live trading venue, as covered in reporting on the roadmap .
US crypto policy is entering a decisive stretch, with the CLARITY Act facing a key Senate step on September 15 that could shape how digital assets, and the creators and marketplaces built on them, are regulated. It is a procedural moment rather than a final verdict, but one the industry is watching closely.
Crypto firms are pressing the SEC to speed up its ETF reviews and to let issuers file confidential draft submissions, two procedural changes that could reshape how digital-asset funds reach the market before public scrutiny begins.
The core of the effort is a call for the SEC to design regulation that fits crypto-linked exchange-traded products directly, instead of applying standards drafted for traditional securities.
Crypto industry participants have submitted a set of differentiated rule proposals to the U. S.
The trigger was Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh's address at the annual Jackson Hole symposium, delivered on Aug. 28, 2026, according to the Fed's published speech text .
An "exotic" ETF, in this context, is a fund that wraps hard-to-value or highly complex exposure inside a vehicle that trades on an exchange like an ordinary index fund. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins set out the agency's thinking in a statement on novel exchange-traded funds .
A Bitcoin transfer from a US-government wallet holding coins tied to Alameda has revived fears of a federal sell-off, turning a routine-looking on-chain move into a policy flashpoint over how Washington manages seized digital assets.
The proposal comes from Thailand's SEC , the regulator overseeing the country's securities and digital asset markets. The draft framework specifically covers spot Bitcoin and spot Ethereum ETFs rather than futures-based products.
The Federal Reserve left its discount rate unchanged at 3. 75%, holding the line on borrowing costs even as inflation-focused policymakers press for continued restraint.
The SEC appears to be weighing a full securities lifecycle framework for token projects, a policy direction that would push the debate past one-time fundraising relief and toward ongoing compliance across a token's entire life.
Representative Rashida Tlaib has reportedly disclosed an Ethereum ETF position held inside a personal IRA, a holding that sits awkwardly against her record of voting against crypto-related measures in Congress.
The proposal originates with Cboe's BZX Exchange, which filed a rule change with the SEC to list and trade the leveraged funds, per the exchange's BZX rule filings docket . The corresponding SEC document sets out the terms now open for review.
President Trump can broaden the channels through which Bitcoin lands under federal custody, but executive authority alone cannot manufacture a predictable, multibillion-dollar federal buyer of the asset.