Regulatory developments, legal frameworks, and government actions affecting cryptocurrency.
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Prediction market platform Kalshi has appointed Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter as a policy adviser, balancing its earlier hire of Donald Trump Jr., as the industry faces simultaneous legal challenges from US states and the federal government.
Cambodia's National Assembly has unanimously approved the country's first law specifically targeting online scam compounds, imposing prison sentences of up to 20 years for ringleaders involved in human trafficking and torture alongside their fraud operations.
The SEC faced a March 27, 2026, deadline for final decisions on 91 pending cryptocurrency ETF applications covering 24 different tokens.
Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks reached a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield on March 20, 2026, clearing a major obstacle to CLARITY Act passage.
The SEC and CFTC issued joint interpretive guidance on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities.
The US Treasury Department added newly seized Bitcoin from criminal proceedings to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in February 2026.
The US Treasury's OFAC designated Zedcex Exchange Ltd and Zedxion Exchange Ltd on January 30, 2026, marking the first-ever sanctions action against a crypto exchange.
Kraken Financial became the first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account from the Kansas City Fed, granting direct access to Fedwire.
Texas launched its state cryptocurrency reserve in December 2025 with a $5 million initial Bitcoin purchase, becoming the first US state to fund such a reserve.
REX-Osprey launched the first US-listed spot ETFs for Dogecoin and XRP in December 2025, accelerating institutional access to alternative cryptocurrencies.
Multiple spot Solana ETFs launched in late November 2025, marking the first non-Bitcoin/Ethereum spot crypto ETFs in the U.S.
President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao on October 23, 2025, more than a year after his release from a four-month federal sentence for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law on July 19, 2025, establishing the first federal stablecoin regulatory framework.
Under Chair Paul Atkins and Crypto Task Force head Hester Peirce, the Securities and Exchange Commission dropped or settled numerous enforcement actions from the prior administration by mid-2025.
The Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as SEC Chair on April 9, 2025, in a 52-44 party-line vote, replacing acting chair Mark Uyeda and signaling a potential shift in the agency's crypto enforcement posture.
Ripple and the SEC reached a final settlement in March 2025, ending four years of litigation with Ripple paying $125 million and SEC dropping its appeal of earlier favorable rulings.
Trump created Strategic Bitcoin Reserve capitalized with 200,000 BTC held by U.S. Treasury
Alex Mashinsky, founder of crypto lender Celsius, was convicted on commodities and wire fraud charges after a trial in federal court.
Trump signed executive order establishing digital asset framework and appointed venture capitalist David Sacks as special advisor for crypto
Trump granted full pardon to Ross Ulbricht one day after inauguration, ending decade-long imprisonment
