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