On September 17, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the issuance of an exemptive order to facilitate trading in certain tokenized securities. The SEC’s “Innovation Exemption” is scheduled to expire in five years and, in the interim, is intended to promote experimentation with securities tokenization that could lead to future SEC rulemaking.
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Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act
On September 15, 2026, a cloture vote in the US Senate failed on a definitive market-structure bill for the crypto industry known as the CLARITY Act. The failed cloture vote means the Senate failed to obtain the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster. While the Senate may revisit a version of the bill in…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – August 31, 2026
In this issue:
- Banks Announce BankChain Alliance, Tokenized Deposit, Stablecoin Initiatives
- U.S. Companies Announce Tokenized Securities Initiatives
- Reports Provide New Data, Analyses on U.S. Crypto Market
- Blockchain Analytics Company Previews Crypto Tax Report Findings
- Treasury Iran Sanctions Campaign Targets Digital Assets
Banks Announce BankChain Alliance, Tokenized Deposit, Stablecoin Initiatives
According…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – August 24, 2026
In this issue:
- U.S. Bank Announces Digital Asset Custody; Tether Completes ‘Big Four’ Audit
- Crypto Companies Announce New Products; Solana Q2 Report Published
- SEC Proposes Exemptions for Investment Contracts Involving Crypto Assets
- GENIUS Act Proposed Rule Addresses Stablecoin Issuance, Offers, Sales
- FASB Proposes Accounting Standards Update Addressing Digital Assets
U.S. Bank Announces Digital Asset Custody;…
SEC Proposes “Regulation Crypto Assets”
On August 18, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a comprehensive new offering and disclosure regime for crypto asset securities entitled “Regulation Crypto Assets.” The proposed rules are specifically designed for the offer and sale of what the SEC terms “covered investment contracts,” which are investment contracts whose subject is a crypto…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – August 17, 2026
In this issue:
- U.S. Companies Expand Digital Asset Networks, Seek OCC Trust Charters
- U.S. Crypto Exchanges Launch Tokenized Securities Products
- Digital Asset Trading, Infrastructure Firms Launch U.S. Broker-Dealer Affiliates
- OFAC Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges for Facilitating Iran Sanctions Evasion
- Crypto Enforcement Actions Announced by DOJ, SEC, CFTC
U.S. Companies Expand Digital Asset Networks, Seek OCC…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – August 10, 2026
In this issue:
- Payments Companies Announce Stablecoin Integrations, Charter Applications
- Financial Institutions Announce Tokenized Deposits, Validator and DLT Initiatives
- BIS Project Agorá Explores Tokenization of Wholesale Cross-Border Payments
- Hackers Pilfer More than $130 Million in Bitcoin from Hardware Wallets
Payments Companies Announce Stablecoin Integrations, Charter Applications
According to a recent press…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – August 3, 2026
In this issue:
- U.S. Crypto Companies Announce New Stablecoin Products
- Foreign Crypto Exchanges and DEXs Launch Tokenized Securities Products
- OCC Denies National Trust Application, Citing AML, Governance Deficiencies
- FATF Issues Targeted Report on DeFi Regulatory Challenges
- New Crypto Wallet Addresses Added to OFAC SDN List
- Stablecoin Platform Suffers $11.8M Loss
U.S. Crypto Companies Announce New…
The Weekly Blockchain Blog – July 27, 2026
In this issue:
- Financial Institutions Launch Crypto Trading; U.S. Crypto Firm Licensed in EU
- U.S. Exchange Publishes Crypto Q3 Outlook
- Crypto Companies Announce Capital Markets Products, Integrations
- SEC Commissioner Publishes Statement on Crypto Vaults
- Crypto Enforcement Actions Announced by SEC, DOJ
- Bridge Exploits Target AFX and Verus, $31.6M in Crypto Stolen
Financial Institutions Launch Crypto…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – July 20, 2026
In this issue:
- Stablecoin Issuers Announce OCC Charters, Network Launches, Remittance POC
- Major Securities Clearing and Settlement Firm Completes Tokenization Pilot
- Bank Groups Advocate for Revisions to Clarity Act Stablecoin Yield Provisions
- US Dept. of Treasury and UK HM Treasury Publish Statement on Stablecoins
- OFAC Sanctions Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallets
- Interpol Operation Intercepts $293M,
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