Acting SEC Chair Rejects Enforcement, First US Bank-Issued Stablecoin, Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle at Crossroads

Acting SEC Chair Uyeda called for clear rulemaking over enforcement to provide much-needed guidance to the industry.

Acting SEC chair calls for clear rulemaking over enforcement to provide much-needed guidance to the industry. Plus, the first U.S. bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain, and Bitcoin’s four-year cycle at crossroads.

Acting SEC Chair Rejects Enforcement—Demands Real Crypto Rules

The acting SEC chair has called for the SEC to focus on rulemaking rather than enforcement to provide clear and useful crypto regulations, countering the current legal battles in court, which are only serving to create confusion…

…read more.

Editor’s comment: Businesses, and potential businesses, will surely love Uyeda’s message to leave the busybodies at home and come prepared with a formal rulemaking initiative to provide clear and concise guidance to the industry.

First US Bank-Issued Stablecoin On Permissionless Blockchain Goes Live

The first-ever tokenization of U.S. dollar bank deposits on Ethereum has occurred, signaling a seismic shift in traditional finance, with…

…read more.

Editor’s comment: Imagine a future where fully reserved stablecoins (backed by 1:1 U.S. dollar demand deposits) are issued, transferred, and redeemed for bank customers in a completely regulatory compliant way with no busybodies interfering. This is the start of that.

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle At Crossroads As Halving Rally Narrative Is Debunked

Bitcoin price remained relatively flat on Thursday, igniting a lively debate among analysts about the fate of its once-reliable four-year halving cycle as its apex sparked a frenzy of activity in the crypto market with a 160% rally in the first half of 2024…

…read more.

Editor’s comment: The graph ‘Bitcoin Price After Halvings’ in the above article seems to paint a make-or-break moment for the current cycle. If BTC fails to rise above $50,000 by the time of the next halving, it will spell doom for the cycle theory.

Survey Says 76% Of US Investors Plan To Boost Crypto ETF Holdings In Coming Year

Financial services firm Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has published the results of its 2025 Global ETF Investor Survey, polling 175 buy-side and institutional investors on their use of exchange-traded products and their outlook for the market in the year ahead. Among the key findings, the survey revealed that a majority of U.S. investors plan to increase their crypto ETF holdings in the coming year.

…read more.

Editor’s comment: This short article is a good reminder that BTC spot ETFs are still a very new product, and it’s likely they will become more popular, not less, especially among U.S. investors.

Crypto Rule Repeal Hits Trump's Desk—Massive Regulatory Rollback Imminent

The Senate on Wednesday voted 70-28 to crush an IRS rule that targeted decentralized finance (DeFi) developers, delivering a sweeping victory for cryptocurrency in a bipartisan vote that now sends a bill to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

…read more.

Editor’s comment: Once Trump signs this, let’s hope Congress and Trump get the stablecoin legislation passed to complete the regulatory rollback.