SEC approves Nasdaq’s joint proposal with Kraken for tokenized securities: stocks and ETFs can now trade on-chain.
Legal & Compliance
Arizona files 20 charges against Kalshi for illegal gambling – the first criminal prosecution of a prediction market operator.
SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
The Clarity Act is stuck in the US Senate as a dispute over stablecoin interest blocks the most important crypto law in US history.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered: HKMA selects only 3-4 issuers from 36 applicants.
US Senate advances a CBDC ban with an 84-to-6 vote, embedded in a housing bill – a clause prohibits Fed-issued digital currency until 2030.
Kraken Financial becomes the first crypto firm to gain a Fed Master Account, securing direct access to the Fedwire payment system.
Trump warns US banks against blocking his crypto agenda and calls for swift passage of the Clarity Act market structure law.
JPMorgan predicts a comprehensive crypto rally if the US crypto market structure law CLARITY Act passes by mid-2026.
Passive stablecoin yields are off the table: the crypto industry loses the yield war against the banking lobby in the CLARITY Act.
The Swiss Bankers Association demands direct stablecoin issuance rights for banks in its official position on the planned FinIA amendment.
The EU’s 20th sanctions package proposes a complete ban on all crypto transactions with Russian service providers.
US banking groups block Fed crypto access: Associations demand delays for payment accounts while stablecoin firms want access.
China tightens its crypto ban: Eight authorities prohibit yuan stablecoins and RWA tokenization with immediate effect.
White House meeting on stablecoin yield ends without agreement: banks and crypto industry continue to clash over the CLARITY Act.
The White House mediates stalled CLARITY Act negotiations between the crypto industry and banks ahead of a February 2 meeting.
Stablecoins hit $310 billion in market cap and $33 trillion in transactions: How they are driving liquidity across the global economy.
Strategy STRC pays an 11.5% yield and uses it to finance Bitcoin purchases – the comparison with Terra-Luna reveals surface-level parallels.
