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Tim Scott Signals Potential Breakthrough for Stalled US Crypto Market Structure Bill

Tim Scott Signals Potential Breakthrough for Stalled US Crypto Market Structure Bill

Senator Tim Scott anticipates receiving a first draft proposal on stablecoin yield language this week. The Senate’s crypto market structure bill has gained momentum after stalling since January over yield payments and other provisions. Negotiations also address DeFi rules, ethics, AML regulations, and quorum issues. Progress follows the House passage of the CLARITY Act and Senate Agriculture Committee markup sent to the floor in...

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SEC and CFTC Sign Landmark MOU for Coordinated Crypto Oversight

SEC and CFTC Sign Landmark MOU for Coordinated Crypto Oversight

SEC and CFTC signed MOU on March 11, 2026, to guide collaboration on financial regulation. Agreement targets harmonization to end duplicative rules and support innovation. Specific priority: Fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets. Launches Joint Harmonization Initiative for policy, oversight, and enforcement. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have...

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SEC Reaches M Settlement With Justin Sun, Dismissing Claims Against Tron Founder

SEC Reaches $10M Settlement With Justin Sun, Dismissing Claims Against Tron Founder

SEC agrees to dismiss all claims against Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation, and the BitTorrent Foundation. Rainberry Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent protocol, agrees to pay a $10 million civil penalty and accept an injunction against deceptive securities practices. Settlement subject to court approval; no admission or denial of the original 2023 allegations of unregistered token sales and wash trading. The U.S....

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Bitcoin Taps ,000 as ETF Inflows Surge Amid Trump’s Backing of CLARITY Act

Bitcoin Taps $74,000 as ETF Inflows Surge Amid Trump’s Backing of CLARITY Act

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly climbed above $74,000, gaining roughly 8% over the past 24 hours and returning to the level for the first time in about a month. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted more than $680 million in inflows this week, signaling renewed institutional interest. Altcoins rallied sharply, with Ether up over 9% and Dogecoin surging more than 15%; crypto stocks including Coinbase advanced around 15%. Bitcoin has broken...

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OCC Issues Rules Enforcing GENIUS Act's Stablecoin Yield Ban

OCC Issues Rules Enforcing GENIUS Act’s Stablecoin Yield Ban

The OCC’s 376-page proposal implements the GENIUS Act by prohibiting yields on payment stablecoins, including through affiliates or third parties. Industry experts view it as an overreach beyond the statute, potentially disrupting models like Circle-Coinbase partnerships. The rule sets a 60-day comment period, with crypto firms gearing up to challenge presumptions on yield evasion. The Office of the Comptroller of the...

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