Regulation
All the latest Cryptovolix news on crypto regulation, policy, and government action.
Lummis Vows to Keep Pushing CLARITY Act After Senate Recess Miss
Senator Cynthia Lummis says she'll keep fighting for the CLARITY Act after the Senate left for recess without a vote.
August 7, 2026
Ex-SEC Official Warns Quantum Computing Is Crypto's 'Ticking Clock'
Former SEC official John Reed Stark warns quantum computing threatens blockchain cryptography, and regulators aren't moving fast enough.
August 7, 2026
Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com Tie-Up as Political Heat Persists
Trump Media is unwinding its CRO treasury and prediction-market deals with Crypto.com, citing market conditions as political scrutiny continues.
August 7, 2026
Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote Until After August Recess
Senate Republicans postponed a vote on the crypto market structure bill until after the August recess, with Majority Leader Thune eyeing a September return.
August 7, 2026
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Two More Iran-Linked Crypto Exchanges
OFAC designated Shelbit and Aban Tether, along with a Georgia-based network tied to Siavash Kayvanpour, in its latest move against Iran's crypto access.
August 7, 2026
Senate Pushes Crypto Clarity Act Vote to September, Trump Talks Up Bitcoin
The Senate won't vote on the crypto market structure bill before its August break, with a first procedural vote possible as early as September 15.
August 7, 2026
Trump Calls Crypto 'a Big Deal,' Warns Against Ceding Ground to China
President Trump said crypto is very important and warned the US can't let China take the lead, continuing a months-long push tying digital assets to the AI race.
August 7, 2026
MyTrade Founder Fined $10K in FBI Sting Over Wash Trading Bots
Liu Zhou, founder of MyTrade, was fined $10,000 in Boston federal court after bots he ran wash traded roughly 60 cryptocurrencies through the FBI's NexFundAI sting.
August 7, 2026
Wintermute Registers as SEC Broker-Dealer, Targets Citadel and Jane Street
Wintermute USA has registered with the SEC and FINRA as a broker-dealer, letting the crypto market maker trade stocks, options, and crypto ETPs directly.
August 7, 2026
Japan's FSA Pushes Crypto Exchanges to Add Withdrawal Delays
Japan's FSA and National Police Agency want exchanges to delay withdrawals and pre-register addresses as fraud losses climb toward $2.1 billion.
August 7, 2026
Ripple's Legal Chief Rejects 'Crypto Boys' Label Amid CLARITY Act Fight
Ripple's Stuart Alderoty says 67 million Americans hold crypto and pushes back on a WSJ editorial critical of the CLARITY Act's provisions.
August 7, 2026
Thailand's 0% Crypto Capital Gains Tax Takes Effect Through 2029
Thailand has implemented a five-year exemption on capital gains tax for crypto trades made through SEC-licensed exchanges, running from 2025 through 2029.
August 7, 2026