Crypto News
Recent Developments:
Tues, Feb 24, 2026:
Lawmakers seek to boost CFTC budget to take on crypto oversight. The agency is ‘broadly understaffed’ as it prepares for major new regulatory role - Roll Call
Mon, Feb 23, 2026:
Binance Finds $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities - NYT
Thurs, Feb 5, 2026:
Crypto Takes a Deep Slide Despite Trump’s Support. The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new “crypto winter” in the industry. - NYT
Tues, Feb 3, 2026:
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home. A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida. - NYT
Mon, Feb 2, 2026:
Crypto Exchanges Buckle as Stock Losses Mount Amid Exodus - Bloomberg
Tues, Jan 20, 2026:
Trump Family’s $6.8 Billion Fortune Is Increasingly Tied to Crypto - Bloomberg
Thurs, Jan 15, 2026:
The Senate’s effort to pass sweeping new cryptocurrency regulations has been replete with tension from the start. Now, the process is at a low point after Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) bailed on a Thursday markup amid surprise industry opposition and whip count uncertainty. - Politico
The Biggest U.S. Crypto Company Asserts Its Power in Washington. The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout. - NYT
Tues, Jan 6, 2026:
Bank CEOs are going to the mattresses over crypto - Politico
Wed, Dec 17, 2025:
What Trump's Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed - NYT
U.S. crypto industry cheers 2025 wins, but party may fizzle - Globe and Mail
Top 5 crypto news stories of 2025 - INN
Sun, Dec 14, 2025:
How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.'s Cryptocurrency Crackdown - NYT
Wed, Dec 3, 2025:
IMF’s assessment of stablecoins’ benefits and risks for global payments
Mon, Nov 17, 2025:
The Crypto Industry's $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’ - NYT
Mon, Sept 15, 2025:
New Crypto Super PAC Garners $100 Million to Help Push Pro-Crypto Agenda - NYT
Thurs, Aug 21, 2025:
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is poised to take on vast new responsibilities. Staff describe chaos, cutbacks and an atmosphere of resentment and paranoia. – Bloomberg
Wed, Aug 13, 2025:
Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto. The reversal risks declawing a century of consumer financial protections and replacing the backbone of bank accounts. – NYT
“In investor calls, public presentations and meetings with Washington regulators, financial executives are tripping over one another to unveil new plans — including the development of fresh cryptocurrencies under bank umbrellas and loans tied to digital assets.” “Stablecoins could upend the old financial order.” “If the banking industry was being totally frank,” one prominent banking attorney said, “they would say they wish stablecoins had never been invented.” “In the wildcat era, fraud and bank failures ruled. That tumult was fixed only by the creation of the first U.S. National Bank note, a predecessor to the modern U.S. dollar.” “This summer, Mr. Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act…. The law created a pathway for banks to operate in stablecoins tied to the U.S. dollar, long considered the steadiest global currency because of the reliability of the American economy. It requires stablecoin issuers to maintain “reserves” of U.S. Treasury bonds or dollars equal to the total value of the coins they have distributed.”
Tues, Aug 12, 2025:
“A coalition of bank trade associations is calling on lawmakers to crack down on crypto exchanges paying interest to users who hold stablecoins, citing concerns about deposit flight, Jasper Goodman reports. In a note to lawmakers shared first with MM, leading bank groups including the Bank Policy Institute, the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America wrote that “it is important that the requirements in the GENIUS Act, now signed into law, prohibiting the payment of interest and yield on stablecoins are not evaded or undermined.” – Politico
Fri, Aug 8, 2025:
Trump’s crypto embrace opens the door to a Wall Street overhaul – Politico
Wall Street is bracing for a clash pitting upstart cryptocurrency firms against traditional financial heavyweights. At stake could be nothing less than the future of stock trading.
Crypto behemoths — think Coinbase, Robinhood and Kraken — have set their sights on the $62 trillion equity market. They want to offer investors the ability to trade “tokenized” versions of stocks like Apple, Tesla and JPMorgan Chase. That means those assets could trade cheaply around the clock and around the world, not just when the stock market is open, they say.
Thurs, Aug 7, 2025:
Crypto and CFPB Open Banking Rule – Politico
Thurs, July 31, 2025:
OCC will implement major crypto legislation that Trump earlier this month signed into law – Politico
Fri, July 18, 2025:
Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry – AP
Thurs, July 17, 2025:
House passes three crypto bills with varying Democratic support. Bill to establish regulations for stablecoins heads to Trump’s desk. – Roll Call
Over 1 in 5 high-level Trump picks held crypto, Post analysis finds. The unprecedented level of digital assets highlights an enormous reversal of fortune for the cryptocurrency industry. – WP
Crypto Gets Major Win as Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill – Bloomberg
Fri, June 27, 2025:
A new crypto bubble grows. – Politico
Tues, June 17, 2025:
Senate Passes Cryptocurrency Bill, Handing Industry a Victory. The bill was a significant step toward giving the cryptocurrency industry the credibility and legitimacy it has sought, without limitations it has worked to head off. – NYT
Wed, May 28, 2025:
Democrats are at odds over whether to block landmark crypto legislation over Trump’s business entanglements in digital assets. – Politico
Fri, May 23, 2025:
Presidency for Sale: guest list and social media posts identifying who was invited to President Trump’s private event for customers of his cryptocurrency business on Thursday – NYT
Thurs, April 24, 2025:
How Trump turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions – WP
Meet the top donors to Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund; The list includes more than a dozen nominees to the administration, a poultry giant and embattled crypto companies – WP