Regulations

Nasdaq's latest tokenization push is another attempt to bring stocks onto blockchain rails. Yet the real significance lies more in the structure.Rather than endorsing the offshore model of stock wrappers and synthetic equity exposure,…

Cardano's recent updates look unremarkable when read one by one: a ratified long-term vision, a stricter constitution, better governance indexing, a formal-verification push, and new treasury guardrails.However, they point to a larger shift…

On Mar. 5, Justin Sun reached a $10 million settlement with the SEC to resolve a civil fraud case that alleged he generated $31 million through wash-trading-style transactions and undisclosed celebrity promotions.The settlement, which…

Log in to Coinbase next tax season, and your tax documents might no longer arrive by mail.Under a new IRS proposal, crypto exchanges could be required to file Form 1099-DA electronically. This form reports digital asset trades, and could…

Washington lawmakers are moving on multiple fronts to curb the most politically toxic corners of prediction markets after millions of dollars flowed into bets tied to US-linked military action in Iran.Over the past week, several Democratic…

On Apr. 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host a public roundtable on listed options market structure covering quote-driven competition, customer experience, and growth.This is standard regulatory fare, except that Bitcoin…

Kraken has cleared a regulatory hurdle that crypto firms have chased for years: direct access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments infrastructure.On March 4, the exchange said its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, has been…

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig wants to bring perpetual futures home, and it could happen as early as next month, according to his latest statement.In January remarks titled “Limitless: Onshoring True Perpetual Derivatives,” he laid out a…

Washington’s push for a federal crypto rulebook reignited a long-running industry debate over what “regulatory clarity” actually delivers and who it helps.At the center of the debate is H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of…

Prediction markets promised something elegant: put money behind beliefs, and the price converges on reality. The wisdom of crowds, sharpened by skin in the game.No pollsters, no pundits, just probabilities inching toward truth as traders…