US Government News

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation plans to tokenize stocks, ETFs and US Treasurys next year after receiving an SEC no-action letter.

The CFTC's new CEO Innovation Council includes leaders from crypto exchanges like Kraken and traditional stock exchanges such as Nasdaq to discuss market structure reforms.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has presented four names to the White House, with the list reportedly including former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and frontrunner Kevin Hassett.

Texas is now the first US state to purchase and hold Bitcoin, but why did it act during a market pullback, and how could this move influence national crypto policy?

Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi surge for the pro-crypto candidate as Trump’s likely Fed chair pick, just as internal Fed reforms spark pushback from veterans.

Tax revenue denominated in Bitcoin would be funneled into the US strategic BTC reserve and would not trigger a taxable event for the payer.

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott says the committee could mark up a crypto market structure bill in December, sending it to President Donald Trump for early 2026.

Bitcoin’s latest tumble pushed it below the $93,507 price it entered the year at, despite the year mostly seeing positive industry developments from corporations and governments.

US President Donald Trump signed the bill ending the record 43-day government shutdown and resuming federal operations.

The House passed a funding bill to end the longest US government shutdown in history, which had previously delayed crypto ETF approvals and key crypto bills. 

Smart money traders have also added $8.5 million worth of net long Bitcoin positions, signaling growing optimism among the industry’s most successful traders.

The Senate passed a bill on Monday to end the record US government shutdown, while Bitcoin has been trending on social media as it surged 6.7% past $106,000.

Interim CFTC chief Caroline Pham confirmed plans to greenlight leveraged spot crypto trading in the US as early as next month following talks with regulated exchanges.

Investors saw the announcement as a positive catalyst for crypto markets, but the proposed stimulus hinges on a Supreme Court ruling.

Binance co-founder CZ pushed back against allegations that his pardon was motivated by close ties or business deals with the Trump family.