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SEC, CFTC, and global regulatory actions on cryptocurrency exchanges, tokens, and DeFi protocols.
LATEST EVENTS
| Entity | Type | Summary | Impact | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Senate Banking Committee | regulatory | The US Senate Banking Committee voted on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, a significant piece of crypto legislation… | high | 95% |
| SEC, CFTC, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano, LINK, AVAX | regulatory | SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretation classifying 17 crypto assets, including BTC, ETH, SOL, LINK, and AVAX, as dig… | high | 98% |
| Digital Chamber, Congress | regulatory | The Digital Chamber is increasing pressure on Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. | low | 80% |
| Paxos, SEC | regulatory | SEC granted Paxos historic approval to operate as a registered clearing agency for US equities on blockchain. | high | 95% |
| CFTC, Gemini Trust | litigation | CFTC is attempting to drop a major crypto enforcement action against Gemini Trust, signaling a policy shift. | high | 90% |
| CFTC, Minnesota | litigation | On May 19, 2026, the CFTC filed a lawsuit to block Minnesota from enforcing its new law banning prediction markets. | high | 100% |
| SEC | regulatory | On May 18, 2026, the SEC ended its practice requiring settling parties to refrain from publicly refuting allegations of … | medium | 100% |
| SEC, CFTC | regulatory | On March 17, 2026, the SEC and CFTC issued joint guidance classifying Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP as "digital commod… | high | 100% |
| SEC, CFTC | regulatory | The SEC and CFTC signed an MOU on March 11, 2026, to coordinate crypto regulation and launch a joint harmonization initi… | high | 100% |
| SEC | regulatory | The SEC delayed its "innovation exemption" framework, pushing back plans to allow crypto versions of US stocks on decent… | medium | 90% |
| CFTC | regulatory | Senior CFTC officials, including Caroline Pham and Brigitte Veyl, were sidelined and removed for questioning prediction … | medium | 95% |
| CFTC | regulatory | The CFTC significantly reduced its crypto enforcement actions and shifted policy to back prediction market operators by … | high | 95% |
| CFTC, Binance | litigation | The CFTC sued Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, for violating US financial laws on March 29, 2023. | high | 100% |
| CFTC, Federal Court, Ether | litigation | A federal court found Ether to be a commodity in a CFTC fraud case on July 23, 2024. | high | 100% |
| SEC | regulatory | The SEC delivered final rulings on 91 pending crypto ETF applications spanning 24 different tokens in March 2026. | high | 100% |
| OCC | regulatory | The OCC's charter wave is integrating crypto firms into the federal banking system as of March 2026. | medium | 90% |
| US Government | regulatory | A deal on the CLARITY Act was reached in March 2026, creating a path to permanent crypto asset classification answers. | high | 90% |
| Arizona, Prediction Markets Platform | litigation | Arizona criminally charged an unnamed prediction markets platform in March 2026. | low | 90% |
| CFTC | regulatory | The CFTC issued a no-action letter to a developer of self-custodial crypto asset wallet software in March 2026. | medium | 90% |
| SEC, Ripple | regulatory | Ripple urged the SEC to establish a new digital asset regulatory category, modernize Regulation ATS for DeFi, and clarif… | low | 80% |
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