The SEC set aside a delegated-authority action and, at the full Commission level, approved NYSE Arca’s rule change to list and trade the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF as modified by Amendment No. 1 — a procedurally unusual step that gives multi-asset crypto index ETPs a stronger precedent.
EO 14233 created the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US Digital Asset Stockpile. Legal analysis of forfeiture authority, appropriations limits, and state reserves.
SEC sends crypto custody rule overhaul to OIRA. What Rule 206(4)-2 changes mean for US advisers, funds, and custodians — and what to do now.
The CEA has no general insider trading rule. A stayed CFTC case over a Polymarket bet exposes what law actually governs prediction market trading in 2026.
The SEC granted accelerated approval for Nasdaq PHLX to list Bitcoin Index Options. What US broker-dealers, advisers, and tax counsel need to know.
The SEC set aside a delegated staff order and approved NYSE Arca’s listing of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF. What practitioners need to know.
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AI utility does not shield a token from the Howey test — in most architectures, it strengthens the SEC’s case on the fourth prong. This analysis breaks down how compute marketplaces, model incentive networks, and agent-service tokens fare under US securities law, why marketing records decide these cases, and how MiCA and EU AI Act disclosure duties stack on top for US issuers.
Hong Kong’s HKMA stablecoin licensing regime is live with criminal penalties for unlicensed issuance. What US issuers, exchanges, and compliance teams must do now.
Hong Kong’s new stablecoin licensing register creates compliance obligations for US issuers targeting Asian markets. Here’s how it compares to the GENIUS Act and MiCA.
The IRS digital asset definition determines how cryptocurrency, tokens, NFTs, and stablecoins are classified and taxed under federal law. Here’s the full 2026 framework.
North Carolina seized $61M in USDT from a pig butchering scam — one of the largest state-level crypto forfeitures ever. What it means for stablecoin regulation and enforcement in 2026.
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