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Policy

Trump Has Made His Major Decisions on His Crypto Regulation Team, Now Also OCC

With picks at the banking agency and consumer watchdog, the field of major nominees is mostly complete, showing a deep roster of finance and federal know-how.

President Donald Trump

Finance

Robinhood CEO Warns Lack of U.S. Regulation Stifles Security Tokenization Efforts

Vlad Tenev joined BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in calling for clear regulations for tokenized securities in the U.S.

CoinDesk

Markets

Nasdaq Files for In-Kind Redemptions for BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission had previously only allowed cash redemptions when the spot bitcoin ETFs were approved last January.

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Policy

Crypto Critic Elizabeth Warren Probes Trump's Meme Coin Venture

Senator Warren and a member of the House commerce panel are pressing for a review of Trump's effort to make "extraordinary profits off his presidency."

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat

Policy

It's Official: Gary Gensler Is Out at the SEC, and Crypto-Friendly Mark Uyeda Is In

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC's Last Major Legal Official Exits, Leaving Clean Slate for Trump Era

With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry's recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.

SEC

News Analysis

Crypto's U.S. Banking Problem Likely Among the First Things Tackled Under Trump

From the debanking crisis to the SEC's crypto accounting standards, the blockade between the digital assets sector and banks may be an easy target.

SEC GOP contingent

Policy

U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules

In another 11th-hour court loss for Chair Gary Gensler's tenure, judges in a Coinbase case again call the SEC's crypto position "arbitrary and capricious."

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Policy

U.S. CFTC Chief Benham's Last Words to Crypto: Protect the Investors

In what will be his final public speech as head of the derivatives agency, Rostin Benham had a lot to say about digital assets supervision in the U.S.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Granted Significant Advance in Court Clash With Gensler's SEC

A U.S. judge halted the case in which the exchange and SEC are duking it out over an enforcement matter, and will let Coinbase chase a higher-court appeal.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler