SEC proposed a crypto safe harbor and exemptions for network development
The proposal sought comment on pathways between capital formation, decentralization and a mature network.
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SEC commissioner flagged questions around crypto vaults and lending strategies
The statement examined structures that combine custody, strategy execution and yield-like products.
UK and U.S. backed cross-border stablecoin coordination
A joint statement supported regulated stablecoins in payments, settlement and tokenized financial markets.
FCA set final crypto rules ahead of the UK's 2027 authorization regime
The framework covered financial resilience, market integrity, stablecoins, custody and staking-related firms.
Bank of England proposed a £40 billion guardrail for each systemic stablecoin
Draft rules paired an issuance limit with reserve, redemption and central-bank-deposit requirements.
Federal banking agencies proposed customer-identification rules for stablecoin issuers
The proposal would apply bank-like identification requirements to supervised payment-stablecoin issuers.
Ethereum security group launched an open clear-signing standard
The initiative used ERC-7730 descriptors and a shared registry to make transaction approvals more understandable.
CFTC staff published operational FAQs for crypto and blockchain activities
The answers followed tokenized-collateral and digital-asset margin letters with additional implementation detail.
SEC and CFTC issued a joint crypto-asset taxonomy and securities interpretation
The framework addressed investment contracts, non-security crypto assets, stablecoins, airdrops, mining, staking and wrapping.
Tether backed Ark Labs in a $5.2 million funding round
The investment targeted programmable stablecoin infrastructure built around Bitcoin.
Ethereum Foundation began staking about 70,000 ETH from its treasury
The foundation published its software, client-diversity and withdrawal-credential choices alongside the initiative.
SEC staff allowed a 2% haircut treatment for qualifying payment stablecoins
A broker-dealer FAQ drew a sharp distinction from the 100% treatment some firms had considered using.
CFTC staff expanded a payment-stablecoin definition to include national trust banks
The revised no-action position addressed stablecoins accepted as margin collateral by futures commission merchants.
Fidelity launched its Fidelity Digital Dollar stablecoin
FIDD entered the market for eligible retail and institutional customers with one-dollar purchase and redemption described by the issuer.
Tether launched USA₮ for the U.S. stablecoin market
The company introduced a separate dollar token under the new federal stablecoin framework, with Anchorage Digital Bank named as issuer.
CFTC launched a new Innovation Advisory Committee
The committee expanded the agency's formal channel for input on financial technology, including digital assets and market infrastructure.
CFTC staff issued a no-action letter addressing event contracts
The January action became an early marker in the agency's 2026 approach to prediction-market oversight.
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