Regulation

All the latest Cryptovolix news on crypto regulation, policy, and government action.

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Regulation

Dallas Fed Warns Tokenized Deposits Could Drain $700B From Bank Lending

A Dallas Fed report warns tokenized deposits could strip up to $700 billion from banks' lending capacity by making deposits more rate-sensitive.

August 26, 2026

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Regulation

ECB's Cipollone Says Digital Euro Privacy Will Beat Bank Transfers

ECB board member Piero Cipollone says the digital euro will be structurally unable to link users to transactions, but critics question enforcement.

August 26, 2026

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Blockchain

39 US State Banking Groups Unite to Build Bank-Run Blockchain Network

39 US state banking associations formed the BankChain Alliance, targeting a 2027 launch of a blockchain network for stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

August 25, 2026

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Regulation

BitGo CEO: Clarity Act Puts US on the Right Track for Crypto Rules

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe argues the Clarity Act would give US crypto firms the legal certainty most other major economies already have.

August 25, 2026

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Regulation

Treasury Launches Quantum-Readiness Task Force, Digital Assets in Scope

The US Treasury has formed a public-private task force to prepare the financial sector, including digital assets, for post-quantum cryptography risks.

August 25, 2026

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Regulation

Stand With Crypto Endorses 32 Midterm Candidates as Industry Spends Nearly $200M

Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto endorses 32 congressional candidates ahead of November's midterms as the crypto industry's political spending nears $200M.

August 24, 2026

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Blockchain

Standard Chartered Becomes First Bank to Distribute Hong Kong's HKDAP Stablecoin

Standard Chartered is now distributing HKDAP, one of Hong Kong's two regulated stablecoins, to institutional clients as Anchorpoint's rollout widens.

August 24, 2026

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Regulation

Treasury Launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' to Isolate Iran, Digital Assets Among Five Sanctioned Sectors

Bessent unveils sweeping Iran sanctions covering digital assets, gold, aviation, tech and shipping, with a major bank sanctioning expected within the week.

August 24, 2026

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Regulation

CLARITY Act Fight Escalates as Banks Reverse on Compromise

Senate Republicans accuse banks of sabotaging a crypto-bill compromise and Democrats of stalling it, as the CLARITY Act heads to a September 15 vote.

August 24, 2026

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Regulation

SEC Clears Franklin Templeton's BENJI for Use Inside ETFs

Franklin Templeton won first-of-its-kind SEC relief letting its onchain BENJI token be held as collateral inside traditional ETFs and mutual funds.

August 23, 2026

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Regulation

Crypto's Regulatory Week: SEC Rulebook, CLARITY Act Fight, WH Push

The SEC proposed its first crypto rulebook, the CFTC launched an innovation panel, and the CLARITY Act's Senate fight intensified as banks push back.

August 23, 2026

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Regulation

CFTC Warns It Will Write Its Own Crypto Rules if CLARITY Act Stalls

CFTC Chair Michael Selig says the agency will use existing authority to regulate crypto markets if the CLARITY Act fails a September 15 Senate cloture vote.

August 23, 2026