Reg clarity builds: GENIUS/CLARITY/SEC taxonomy/BTC bonds/mining/401k/global/insti expansions
Key Questions
What progress is there on the GENIUS Act?
US Treasury initiated GENIUS Act implementation via NPRM on state-level stablecoin regimes; FDIC proposes regulating issuers with insurance rules.
What is the status of the CLARITY Act?
CLARITY Act faces a four-way deadlock in Congress; Coinbase CLO predicts breakthrough within 24-48 hours.
Did Coinbase receive a trust charter approval?
Coinbase won conditional OCC approval for a national trust charter, boosting custody and institutional Bitcoin adoption.
What regulatory moves for crypto exchanges?
South Korea imposes 5-minute audit rule on crypto platforms; EDX (Charles Schwab-backed) applies for national crypto trust bank charter.
What is the crypto market safe harbor proposal?
Crypto market safe harbor, including startup exemptions, reached White House OIRA review; SEC's Howey safe harbor also under consideration.
Are there Bitcoin bond or reserve discussions?
New Hampshire explores BTC bonds; Taiwan think tank suggests reconsidering Bitcoin reserves for war scenarios.
What institutional expansions in crypto?
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF launches Wednesday; Franklin Templeton buys CoinFund spinoff for crypto offerings.
What global reg updates?
Russia, Circle MiCA compliance, Australia, SK audits, Basel, CFTC, DOL 401k, Senate, taxes, MSBT, bonds, EDX, OCC, Taiwan, Fed nominees.
SEC Reg Crypto/Howey safe harbor OIRA (Atkins)/CLARITY stall/Coinbase OCC/MSBT/Fid ATS/EDX OCC/NH BTC bond/Basel/CFTC/mining/DOL 401k/Russia/Circle MiCA/Australia/SK 5min exch audits/Franklin/Taiwan/Fed nom. Watch: GENIUS/CLARITY/SEC/CFTC/Senate/Basel/taxes/DOL/MSBT/bonds/EDX/OCC/Taiwan/SK.