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CFTC Issues Blanket No-Action Letter on Prediction Market Data Reporting
The CFTC issued Letter No. 26-14 on Tuesday, granting 19 prediction market platforms — including Polymarket US and Kalshi — relief from swap data reporting obligations, as the agency presses its jurisdictional claim against five state-level gambling regulators.
Senate Panel Gears Up for Clarity Act Markup as Amendment Count Tops 100
The Senate Banking Committee will begin marking up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Thursday with more than 100 amendments filed to the 309-page bill, testing whether the bipartisan coalition that carried crypto legislation through the House can survive the Senate.
Crypto Funds Draw $858M on CLARITY Act Markup Optimism
Crypto investment products drew $857.9 million in net inflows for the week ending May 11, the sixth consecutive positive week, as the CLARITY Act's stablecoin compromise and a scheduled May 14 Senate Banking Committee markup shifted institutional conviction from price momentum to regulatory clarity.
South Korea crypto accounts top 11.1 million as growth slows to 3%
KYC-verified crypto exchange accounts in South Korea reached 11.13 million by end of last year, nearly doubling from 5.58 million at end-2021. But tradable user growth has collapsed from 25 per cent in late 2024 to just 3 per cent in the most recent half.
Atkins pushes formal SEC rulemaking for on-chain markets and crypto vaults
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Friday set out four areas for formal rulemaking on crypto: on-chain trading, broker-dealer definitions, clearing and settlement, and vaults. The speech at the SCSP AI+ Expo broke from his predecessor Gary Gensler enforcement-led approach.
Bitcoin Holds Above $80,000 on SEC Regulatory Shift and Iran Hedging
Bitcoin held above $80,000 through Thursday's session as traders pointed to a regulatory pivot in Washington and demand for alternative stores of value. The Iran-US conflict entered another week without a ceasefire, while altcoins and blockchain equities moved higher in tandem.
Kraken parent Payward files for OCC charter to offer regulated crypto custody
Kraken parent Payward has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Payward National Trust Company, seeking federal oversight for digital asset custody services.
SEC's Atkins calls on Congress to pass CLARITY Act, modernize crypto rules
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and announced a comprehensive overhaul of how securities regulations apply to blockchain-based financial systems, including exchanges, brokerages and crypto vault yield protocols.
Wall Street banks plan final push to ease capital charges before November vote
Bank Policy Institute and Financial Services Forum push Fed, OCC and FDIC for two more concessions on the G-SIB surcharge and undrawn credit-line capital, hoping to lock in further Basel III endgame relief before November midterms.
