Crypto Regulation

US Capitol building with American flag, representing GENIUS Act stablecoin regulation finalizing before the 2026 midterm elections

Stablecoin Shakeout: GENIUS Act Rules Are Finalizing Before the Midterms — Which Issuers Win, Who Gets Squeezed

The stablecoin shakeout is no longer a prediction — it is a timeline. Banking regulators are racing to finalize the GENIUS Act’s implementing rules before the November 2026 midterms, and the public comment period now open on stablecoin issuance rules has turned into a de facto audition: issuers that fit the new regime are consolidating power, while everyone else is scrambling to survive. For US investors, the next 90 days will decide which stablecoins are safe to hold, which yield products stay legal, and which tokens quietly become compliance liabilities on your tax return. ...

New York City skyline with cryptocurrency regulation concept

New York BitLicense Guide 2026: Licensed Crypto Exchanges, Approved Coins, and What NY Residents Can Actually Buy

You live in New York. You open the Kraken app — not available in your state. You try Binance.US — same wall. Meanwhile your cousin in Texas is buying anything he wants. The reason is a single, New York-specific license with a very New York name: the BitLicense. This guide explains what the BitLicense actually is, which exchanges and coins are approved in New York, how the state enforces its crypto rules, and exactly how to buy crypto legally if you live in the Empire State in 2026. ...

United States Capitol dome behind a scale of justice, representing SEC and CFTC crypto regulation and Custodia Bank's Supreme Court fight for Fed access

SEC Cancels Key Crypto Meeting, CFTC Joins SEC, and Custodia's Supreme Court Fight: What US Investors Need to Know

Three separate moves landed in the same news cycle this week, and together they tell one story: the US crypto regulatory map is being redrawn in real time, and no single agency is driving the pen. The SEC canceled a key crypto regulatory meeting, the CFTC signaled it will join the SEC in exploring crypto rules without waiting for the CLARITY Act, and a crypto coalition threw its weight behind Custodia Bank in a Supreme Court fight over Federal Reserve master-account access. For US investors, the combined message is that jurisdiction, banking access, and tax reporting are all on the table at once. ...